Welcome to Ratler ...
Ratler is located in Hill Country.
Ratler is located in Mills County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ratler, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
Ratler is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Ratler lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Ratler: 325
Communities near Ratler ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ratler.
- San Saba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Goldthwaite
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richland Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richland Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Springs
- Richland Springs is located in San Saba County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland Springs <3>
- Mullin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Regency ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
- Regency is located in Mills County
- Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Ridge is located in Mills County
- Locker ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locker
- Locker is located in San Saba County
- Buffalo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Buffalo is located in Mills County
- Ebony ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ebony. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebony
- Ebony is located in Mills County
- Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Williams Ranch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch
- Williams Ranch is located in Mills County
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 Ratler. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ratler.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ratler. 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 Ratler.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ratler. See our Newspapers Page for Ratler.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ratler ...
Looking for more information about Ratler? 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 Ratler, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ratler.
Adding Ratler to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ratler in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ratler was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Ratler post office opened in 1892.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ratler.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Mills, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ratler - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |