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Welcome to Raglesville ...

Raglesville is located in Davies's County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Raglesville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1849.

Raglesville is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Raglesville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Raglesville (for example, toward Russellville (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Raglesville: 812 & 930<3>

Communities near Raglesville ...

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

  • Washington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Linton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Bicknell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Loogootee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Bloomfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Odon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Odon is located in Davies's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,390 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odon <4>
  • Shoals
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Montgomery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lyons
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Elnora
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Elnora is located in Davies's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elnora
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 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 Raglesville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Raglesville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Raglesville ...

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

Adding Raglesville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Raglesville post office opened in 1849. The Raglesville post office closed in 1923.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Raglesville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Davies's, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Raglesville - 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 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the Raglesville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Raglesville 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/