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Welcome to Rayburn ...

Rayburn is located on the Gulf Coast.

Rayburn is located in Liberty County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rayburn, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Rayburn is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Rayburn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Rayburn - they are located in Alabama, Michigan and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Rayburn ...

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

  • Cleveland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Shepherd
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Splendora
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Coldspring
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Plum Grove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Plum Grove is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
  • Goodrich
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • North Cleveland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • North Cleveland is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Cleveland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
  • Dayton Lakes
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Dayton Lakes is located in Liberty County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Lakes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • Romayor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Thicket Creekmore Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rayburn ...

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

Adding Rayburn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rayburn 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 Rayburn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Rayburn post office opened in 1902. The Rayburn post office closed in 1963.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rayburn.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Liberty, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rayburn - 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>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/