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Welcome to Rawlinson ...

Rawlinson is located in Saint Francis County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rawlinson, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Rawlinson is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Rawlinson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Rawlinson: 870 & 327<3>

Communities near Rawlinson ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rawlinson ...

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

Adding Rawlinson to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rawlinson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Saint Francis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rawlinson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Rawlinson area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Rawlinson area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.