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Welcome to River Raisin ...

River Raisin is located in Washtenaw County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of River Raisin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1864.

River Raisin is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for River Raisin: 734

Communities near River Raisin ...

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

  • Ann Arbor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Adrian
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Saline
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Saline is located in Washtenaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,350 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saline <3>
  • Tecumseh
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Milan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Chelsea
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Dexter
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Dexter is located in Washtenaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,706 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <3>
  • Dundee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Clinton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Clinton is located in Lenawee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,287 people
  • Manchester
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for River Raisin ...

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

Adding River Raisin to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the River Raisin post office opened in 1864. The River Raisin post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for River Raisin.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Washtenaw, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around River Raisin - 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/