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Welcome to Raleigh ...The village of Raleigh is located in Saline County<1>. The location of Raleigh has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> The pronunciation of Raleigh: RAH-lee<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Raleigh, you might consider that their post office opened in 1847. When the people of Raleigh refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Raleighite<4> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Raleigh has a population of 333 people<5> (see below for details). Raleigh is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<6>. Time Zone: Raleigh lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The telephone area code for Raleigh: (618) The ZIP code for Raleigh: 62977<7> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Raleigh had an population of 333 people. This is a decrease of 4.86% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.91% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Raleigh had a population of 350 people. This makes Raleigh the county's 5th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 350 people, the population of Raleigh increased 6.06% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 330 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Raleigh. 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, Georgia, 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Raleigh, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 for Raleigh was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9> We also found Raleigh in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851). For more details, see References and Mentions for Raleigh. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Raleigh. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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