Welcome to Raworth ...
Raworth is located in Scott County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Raworth, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
Raworth is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Raworth lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Raworth: 601 & 769<3>
Communities near Raworth ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Raworth.
- Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Morton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Morton is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,522 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <5>
- Walnut Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Pelahatchie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Polkville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polkville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Polkville is located in Smith County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sebastopol
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebastopol have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
- Sebastopol is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebastopol <5>
- Lena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hunter Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Town have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Town
- Hunter Town is located in Scott County
- Clifton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clifton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Clifton is located in Scott County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clifton
- From Raworth to Clifton
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 Raworth. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Raworth.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Raworth. 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 Raworth.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Raworth. See our Newspapers Page for Raworth.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Raworth ...
Looking for more information about Raworth? 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 Raworth, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Raworth.
Adding Raworth to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Raworth 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 Raworth was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Raworth in the book titled .<7> X3X - From that list, the Raworth post office opened in 1900.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Raworth.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Scott, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Raworth - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Raworth area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Raworth area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |