Welcome to Raynor ...
Raynor is located in Franklin County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Raynor, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.
Raynor is 300 feet [91 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Raynor lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Raynor: 919 & 984<3>
Communities Also Named Raynor ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Raynor - it's located in Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Raynor.
Communities near Raynor ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Raynor.
- Wake Forest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wake Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Forest
- Wake Forest is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,314 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wake Forest <5>
- Knightdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightdale
- Knightdale is located in Wake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,122 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knightdale <5>
- Wendell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Rolesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolesville
- Rolesville is located in Wake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,882 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolesville <5>
- Zebulon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Nashville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Louisburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Franklinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Youngsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Spring Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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 Raynor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Raynor.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Raynor. 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 Raynor.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Raynor. See our Newspapers Page for Raynor.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Raynor ...
Looking for more information about Raynor? 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 Raynor, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Raynor.
Adding Raynor to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Raynor 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 Raynor was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Raynor post office opened in 1901.
We also found Raynor on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Raynor.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Raynor - 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 919 code has been Overlayed with the 984 area code. New phone numbers in the Raynor area will be assigned with one of these codes: 919 or 984. As a result, placing a call in the Raynor area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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/ |