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Welcome to Razorville ...

Razorville is located in Knox County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Razorville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

Razorville is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Razorville: 207

Communities Also Named Razorville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Razorville - it's located in South Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Razorville.

Communities near Razorville ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Razorville ...

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

Adding Razorville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Razorville 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 Razorville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Razorville post office opened in 1885. The Razorville post office closed in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Razorville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Knox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Razorville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/