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Welcome to Rawls Park ...

Rawls Park is located in Polk County<1>.

Rawls Park is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Rawls Park: 863

Communities near Rawls Park ...

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

  • Lakeland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Winter Haven
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Plant City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Haines City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Bartow
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Auburndale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Davenport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Lake Alfred
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Dundee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Mulberry
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rawls Park ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rawls Park - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.