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Welcome to Rawalts ...

Rawalts is located in Fulton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rawalts, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1870.

Rawalts is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Rawalts: 309 & 861<3>

Communities near Rawalts ...

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

  • Pekin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Pekin is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,808 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pekin <4>
  • Bartonville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Havana
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Farmington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Lewistown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bellevue
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Bellevue is located in Peoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
  • Elmwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • North Pekin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • North Pekin is located in Tazewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Pekin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,530 people
    • Former name for North Pekin:
    • Radio City
  • Manito
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hanna City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rawalts ...

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

Adding Rawalts to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rawalts 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 Rawalts was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rawalts.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Fulton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rawalts - 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 309 code has been Overlayed with the 861 area code. New phone numbers in the Rawalts area will be assigned with one of these codes: 309 or 861. As a result, placing a call in the Rawalts 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.