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Welcome to Rapatee ...

Rapatee is located in Knox County<1>.

The pronunciation of Rapatee: RAP-uh-TEE<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rapatee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Rapatee is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Rapatee: 309 & 861<4>

Communities near Rapatee ...

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

  • Galesburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Canton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Abingdon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Knoxville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Farmington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Elmwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hanna City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Cuba
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Cuba is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,149 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <5>
  • Brimfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • East Galesburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • East Galesburg is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Galesburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 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 Rapatee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rapatee.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rapatee ...

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

Adding Rapatee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rapatee 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 Rapatee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rapatee post office opened in 1883. The Rapatee post office closed in 1936.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rapatee.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Knox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Rapatee. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rapatee - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 309 code has been Overlayed with the 861 area code. New phone numbers in the Rapatee area will be assigned with one of these codes: 309 or 861. As a result, placing a call in the Rapatee area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/