Welcome to Rawlingsville ...
So far, we found very little information about Rawlingsville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Rawlingsville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rawlingsville, please Contact Us.
Rawlingsville would have been located within present day DeKalb County<2>.
The location of Rawlingsville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Rawlingsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1837.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Rawlingsville is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Rawlingsville was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Rawlingsville (for example, toward Menlo (GA)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
If Rawlingsville still existed, it would have been in the (256) and (938)<5> area codes.
Communities near Rawlingsville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rawlingsville.
- Rainsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsville
- Rainsville is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,149 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainsville <6>
- Henagar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henagar
- Henagar is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,367 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henagar <6>
- Collinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Collinsville is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <6>
- Sylvania
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Cedar Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Cedar Bluff is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,829 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Bluff <6>
- Fyffe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fyffe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fyffe
- Fyffe is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fyffe <6>
- Leesburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Leesburg is located in Cherokee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <6>
- Powell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Powell is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
- Geraldine
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geraldine
- Geraldine is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geraldine <6>
- Section
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Section
- Section is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Section <6>
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 Rawlingsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rawlingsville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rawlingsville. 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 Rawlingsville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rawlingsville. See our Newspapers Page for Rawlingsville.
Adding Rawlingsville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Rawlingsville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rawlingsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Rawlingsville post office opened in 1837.
We also found Rawlingsville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rawlingsville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for DeKalb County: www.dekalbcountyal.us/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rawlingsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including DeKalb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rawlingsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (938) is an overlay for area code (256). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |