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Welcome to Rathbun ...

Rathbun is located in Elk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rathbun, you might consider that their post office opened in 1865.

Rathbun is 1,310 feet [399 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Rathbun: 814 & 582<3>

Communities Also Named Rathbun ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Rathbun - they are located in Iowa and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Rathbun ...

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

  • Saint Marys
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ridgway
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Johnsonburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Johnsonburg is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,264 people
  • Emporium
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Mount Jewett
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Driftwood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Weber City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Weber City is located in Cameron County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
  • Instanter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Instanter is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Instanter
  • Benezette
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Streights
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Streights is located in Elk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streights

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rathbun ...

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

Adding Rathbun to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rathbun 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 Rathbun was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rathbun post office opened in 1865. The Rathbun post office closed in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rathbun.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Elk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rathbun - 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 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Rathbun area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Rathbun 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/