Welcome to Raleigh ...Raleigh is located in Meriwether County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Raleigh, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887. When the people of Raleigh refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Raleighite<2> Raleigh is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Raleigh lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel west from Raleigh (for example, toward Lanett (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). Communities Also Named Raleigh ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Raleigh - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Mississippi, New Jersey, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ontario, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Raleigh. Communities near Raleigh ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Raleigh.
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 Raleigh. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Raleigh. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Raleigh. 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 Raleigh. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Raleigh. See our Newspapers Page for Raleigh. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Raleigh ...Looking for more information about Raleigh? 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 Raleigh, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Raleigh. Adding Raleigh to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Raleigh 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 Raleigh was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Raleigh. Footnotes ...
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