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Welcome to Raulstontown ...

Raulstontown is located in Marion County<1>.

Raulstontown is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Raulstontown (for example, toward Lookout Mountain (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Raulstontown: 423 & 729<3>

Communities near Raulstontown ...

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

  • Jasper
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sewanee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bridgeport
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Bridgeport is located in Jackson County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
    • Former name for Bridgeport:
    • Jonesville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <4>
  • Trenton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Stevenson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Morganville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Morganville is located in Dade County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganville
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,835 people
  • Whitwell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cowan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Cowan is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowan <4>
  • Lookout Mountain
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Tracy City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Raulstontown ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Raulstontown - 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 423 code has been Overlayed with the 729 area code. New phone numbers in the Raulstontown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Raulstontown 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.