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)
- De Tour Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hilton Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Outlook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Outlook came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outlook
- Tenby Bay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stalwart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stalwart. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stalwart
- Stalwart is located in Chippewa County
- Kentvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentvale came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentvale
- Carterton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carterton came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- 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)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Dolomite
- Port Dolomite is located in Mackinac County
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 for Raber was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Raber post office opened in 1889.
We also found Raber in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Raber.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Chippewa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Raber - 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> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |