Welcome to Rawson ...

The village of Rawson is located in Hancock County<1>.

The location of Rawson has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Rawson: RAW-suhn<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rawson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1867.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Rawson has a population of 557 people<4> (see below for details).

Rawson is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: Rawson lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Rawson had an population of 557 people. This is a decrease of 2.28% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 19.78% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Rawson had a population of 570 people. This makes Rawson the county's 5th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 570 people, the population of Rawson increased 22.58% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 465 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Rawson.

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), North Dakota 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.

• Findlay
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Findlay
  • Findlay is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Findlay <6>
• Ada
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ada have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
  • Ada is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <6>
• Ottawa
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
  • Ottawa is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <6>
• Bluffton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
  • Bluffton is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,030 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluffton <6>
• North Baltimore
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Baltimore
  • North Baltimore is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,556 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Baltimore <6>
• Columbus Grove
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus Grove
  • Columbus Grove is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,061 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus Grove <6>
• Leipsic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
  • Leipsic is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leipsic <6>
• Deshler
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deshler
  • Deshler is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deshler <6>
• McComb
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McComb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McComb
  • McComb is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McComb <6>
• Forest
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Forest is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <6>

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Rawson, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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.<7>

From that list, the Rawson post office opened in 1867.

We also found Rawson in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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 Hancock County: www.co.hancock.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/