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Welcome to Raytown ...

Raytown is located in Madison County<1>.

Raytown is 320 feet [98 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Raytown lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Raytown: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Raytown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Raytown - they are located in Georgia, Missouri and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Raytown ...

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

  • Canton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Carthage
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Pickens
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lena
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Camden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Sharon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Sharon is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
  • Ludlow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ludlow is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
  • Saint Ann
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Ann is located in Leake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
  • Cobbville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Cobbville is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbville
  • Sharpsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Sharpsburg is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Raytown ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Raytown - 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 Raytown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Raytown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.