Welcome to Raceville ...
Raceville is located in Washington County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Raceville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.
Raceville is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Raceville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Raceville: 518 & 838<3>
Communities near Raceville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Raceville.
- Rutland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson Falls
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Castleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Castleton is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,490 people
- Rutland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rutland is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,105 people
- Poultney
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Poultney is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poultney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,239 people
- Fair Haven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fair Haven is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
- Whitehall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Granville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Clarendon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Clarendon is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,396 people
- West Rutland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Rutland is located in Rutland County (VT)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rutland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,129 people
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 Raceville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Raceville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Raceville. 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 Raceville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Raceville. See our Newspapers Page for Raceville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Raceville ...
Looking for more information about Raceville? 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 Raceville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Raceville.
Adding Raceville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Raceville 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 (so far) for Raceville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Raceville post office opened in 1880. The Raceville post office closed in 1919.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Raceville.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Raceville - 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 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the Raceville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Raceville 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. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |