Welcome to Rauchtown ...

Rauchtown is located in Clinton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rauchtown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Rauchtown is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Rauchtown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Rauchtown is within the boundaries of the (570) area code.

Websites for Rauchtown ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.clintoncountyinfo.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Rauchtown, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Rauchtown ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rauchtown.

• Williamsport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
  • Williamsport is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsport <3>
• Lock Haven
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Haven
  • Lock Haven is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lock Haven <3>
• South Williamsport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Williamsport
  • South Williamsport is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Williamsport <3>
• Montoursville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montoursville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montoursville
  • Montoursville is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montoursville <3>
• Jersey Shore
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jersey Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey Shore
  • Jersey Shore is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jersey Shore <3>
• Mifflinburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mifflinburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflinburg
  • Mifflinburg is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mifflinburg <3>
• Watsontown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watsontown
  • Watsontown is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,243 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watsontown <3>
• Hughesville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hughesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
  • Hughesville is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughesville <3>
• Mill Hall
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Hall
  • Mill Hall is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,586 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Hall <3>
• Montgomery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montgomery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Lycoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Rauchtown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rauchtown.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rauchtown. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rauchtown.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rauchtown. See our Newspapers Page for Rauchtown.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rauchtown ...

Looking for more information about Rauchtown? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Rauchtown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rauchtown.

Adding Rauchtown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rauchtown in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rauchtown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rauchtown post office opened in 1884.

We also found Rauchtown in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rauchtown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rauchtown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clinton County: www.clintoncountypa.com/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/