Welcome to Rawsonville ...

Rawsonville is primarily located in Washtenaw County<1>. A portion of Rawsonville extends into Wayne County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rawsonville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Rawsonville is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Rawsonville: 734

Communities Also Named Rawsonville ...

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

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

Communities near Rawsonville ...

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

• Ann Arbor
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ann Arbor
  • Ann Arbor is located in Washtenaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ann Arbor <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ann Arbor
  • From Rawsonville to Ann Arbor
• Livonia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
  • Livonia is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livonia <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Livonia
  • From Rawsonville to Livonia
• Westland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
  • Westland is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westland <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Westland
  • From Rawsonville to Westland
• Novi
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novi
  • Novi is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novi <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Novi
  • From Rawsonville to Novi
• Taylor
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <3>
• Dearborn Heights
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearborn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn Heights
  • Dearborn Heights is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,027 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearborn Heights <3>
• Lincoln Park
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Lincoln Park is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln Park <3>
• Southgate
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southgate have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southgate
  • Southgate is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southgate <3>
• Allen Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Park
  • Allen Park is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen Park <3>
• Garden City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Garden City
  • From Rawsonville to Garden City

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rawsonville ...

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

Adding Rawsonville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rawsonville 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 Rawsonville was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Rawsonville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rawsonville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rawsonville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Washtenaw County: www.ewashtenaw.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/