Welcome to Raftville ...
So far, we found very little information about Raftville. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Raftville to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Raftville, please Contact Us.
Raftville was located in the Missouri Ozarks.
Raftville would have been located within present day Texas County<2>.
The location of Raftville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Raftville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Raftville is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Raftville was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Raftville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Raftville.
- Licking
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Licking have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Licking
- Licking is located in Texas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,872 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Licking <5>
- Houston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Houston is located in Texas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,085 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <5>
- Raymondville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymondville
- Raymondville is located in Texas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymondville <5>
- Edgar Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar Springs
- Edgar Springs is located in Phelps County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgar Springs <5>
- Plato
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plato have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plato
- Plato is located in Texas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 101 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plato <5>
- Success
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Success have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
- Success is located in Texas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Success <5>
- Bucyrus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucyrus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucyrus
- Bucyrus is located in Texas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bucyrus <5>
- Mineral Springs City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs City
- Mineral Springs City is located in Texas County
- Roby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Sherrill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Sherrill is located in Texas 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 Raftville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Raftville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Raftville. 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 Raftville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Raftville. See our Newspapers Page for Raftville.
Adding Raftville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Raftville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Raftville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Raftville post office opened in 1916.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Raftville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Raftville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Texas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Raftville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |