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Welcome to Raphine ...Raphine is located in Rockbridge County<1>. The location of Raphine has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Raphine, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. Raphine is 1,850 feet [564 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Raphine lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Raphine is located in the (540) area code. Communities near Raphine ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Raphine.
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 Raphine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Raphine. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Raphine. 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 Raphine. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Raphine. See our Newspapers Page for Raphine. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Raphine ...Looking for more information about Raphine? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Raphine, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Raphine. Adding Raphine to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Raphine 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 Raphine was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Raphine on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911). For more details, see References and Mentions for Raphine. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Raphine. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Rockbridge County: www.co.rockbridge.va.us/ The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/ Footnotes ...
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