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Welcome to Raddle ...

Raddle is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Raddle, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

Raddle is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Raddle: 618 & 730<3>

Communities near Raddle ...

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

  • Perryville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Chester
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Murphysboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Steeleville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • De Soto
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Percy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Ava
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ava is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ava <4>
  • Willisville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Grand Tower
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cutler
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Raddle ...

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

Adding Raddle to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Raddle 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 Raddle was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Raddle post office opened in 1903. The Raddle post office closed in 1936.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Raddle.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Raddle - 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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Raddle area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Raddle 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/