Welcome to Raber ...

Raber is located in the eastern region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Raber is located in Chippewa County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Raber, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

Raber is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Raber: 906

Communities Also Named Raber ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Raber - it's located in Indiana.

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

Communities near Raber ...

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

• Bruce Mines
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Mines
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bruce Mines <3>
• De Tour Village
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • De Tour Village is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Tour Village
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Tour Village <3>
• Hilton Beach
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Beach
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hilton Beach <3>
• Outlook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlook
• Tenby Bay
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenby Bay
• Stalwart
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Stalwart is located in Chippewa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalwart
• Kentvale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentvale
• Carterton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterton
• Harmony
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Port Dolomite
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Port Dolomite is located in Mackinac County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Dolomite

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Raber ...

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

Adding Raber to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Raber post office opened in 1889. The Raber post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Raber.