Welcome to Rawson ...

The city of Rawson is located in McKenzie County<1>.

Rawson was established in 1913.

The community of Rawson is 2,260 feet [689 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Rawson is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Note: If you travel west from Rawson (for example, toward Fairview (MT)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Rawson: 701

Communities Also Named Rawson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Rawson - they are located in California, Connecticut, Idaho, New York (2), Ohio and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Rawson ...

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

• Watford City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watford City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watford City
  • Watford City is located in McKenzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watford City <4>
• Alexander
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander
  • Alexander is located in McKenzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexander <4>
• Arnegard
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnegard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnegard
  • Arnegard is located in McKenzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnegard <4>
• Charbonneau
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charbonneau
  • Charbonneau is located in McKenzie County
• Schafer
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Schafer. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schafer
  • Schafer is located in McKenzie County
• Cartwright
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
  • Cartwright is located in McKenzie County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cartwright <4>
• Lake Jessie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Jessie
  • Lake Jessie is located in Williams County
• Banks ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Banks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
  • Banks is located in McKenzie County
• Harding
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harding. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding
  • Harding is located in McKenzie County
• Trenton
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Williams County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rawson ...

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

Adding Rawson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rawson 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 Rawson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Rawson post office opened in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rawson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rawson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of North Dakota: https://www.nd.gov/