Welcome to Rather ...

Rather is located in Fayette County<1>.

Rather is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Rather: 901

Websites for Rather ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.fayettecountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Rather, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Rather ...

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

• Oakland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Oakland is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,669 people
• Feathers Chapel
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Feathers Chapel is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feathers Chapel
  • Estimated population in 2014: 7,102 people
• Whiteville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Whiteville is located in Hardeman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whiteville <3>
• New Bethel
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • New Bethel is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,324 people
• Somerville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Somerville is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerville <3>
• Piperton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Piperton is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piperton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
• Rossville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Rossville is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,012 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossville <3>
• Moscow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Moscow is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <3>
• Ashland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Ashland is located in Benton County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <3>
• Williston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Williston is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 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 Rather. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rather.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rather ...

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

Adding Rather to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rather 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 Rather was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rather.