Welcome to Rawley Springs ...

Rawley Springs is located in Rockingham County<1>.

The location of Rawley Springs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rawley Springs, 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.

A typical abbreviation for Rawley Springs: Rawley Spgs. (or less commonly used: Rawley Spngs. or Rawley Sprngs.)

Rawley Springs is 1,700 feet [518 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Rawley Springs lies within the (540) area code.

Communities near Rawley Springs ...

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

• Harrisonburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonburg
  • Harrisonburg is located in Harrisonburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisonburg <4>
• Bridgewater
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater
  • Bridgewater is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgewater <4>
• Broadway
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadway
  • Broadway is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,995 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broadway <4>
• Timberville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberville
  • Timberville is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Timberville <4>
• Dayton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,642 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <4>
• Franklin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Pendleton County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Mount Crawford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Crawford
  • Mount Crawford is located in Rockingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Crawford <4>
• Briery Branch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briery Branch
  • Briery Branch is located in Rockingham County
• Coakley Town
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coakley Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley Town
  • Coakley Town is located in Rockingham County
• Hinton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
  • Hinton is located in Rockingham County

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 Rawley Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rawley Springs.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rawley Springs. 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 Rawley Springs.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rawley Springs ...

Looking for more information about Rawley Springs? 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 Rawley Springs, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rawley Springs.

Adding Rawley Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rawley Springs 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 Rawley Springs was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Rawley Springs on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rawley Springs.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/