Welcome to Rawson ...
Rawson is located in Windham County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Rawson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.
Rawson is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Rawson lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Rawson: 860 & 959<3>
Communities Also Named Rawson ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Rawson - they are located in California, Idaho, New York (2), North Dakota, Ohio and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rawson.
Communities near Rawson ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rawson.
- Norwich
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Norwich
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Norwich is located in New London County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,619 people
- Mansfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Windham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Windham is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,463 people
- Killingly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Killingly is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,305 people
- Webster
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,822 people
- Webster has also been known as:
- Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
- Burrillville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Burrillville is located in Providence County (RI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrillville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,810 people
- Southbridge
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Southbridge is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,788 people
- Plainfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Plainfield is located in Windham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,084 people
- Tolland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tolland is located in Tolland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,567 people
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 Rawson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rawson.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rawson. 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 Rawson.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rawson. See our Newspapers Page for Rawson.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rawson ...
Looking for more information about Rawson? 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 Rawson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rawson.
Adding Rawson to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Rawson 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 (so far) for Rawson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Rawson post office opened in 1880. The Rawson post office closed in 1908.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rawson.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Connecticut's counties, including Windham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rawson - 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 860 code has been Overlayed with the 959 area code. New phone numbers in the Rawson area will be assigned with one of these codes: 860 or 959. As a result, placing a call in the Rawson 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> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |