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Welcome to Rawsonville ...

Rawsonville is located in Windham County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rawsonville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.

Rawsonville is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Rawsonville: 802

Communities Also Named Rawsonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Rawsonville - it's located in Michigan.

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

Communities near Rawsonville ...

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

  • Rockingham
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Rockingham is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockingham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,986 people
  • Manchester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Manchester is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,214 people
  • Chester
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Chester is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,018 people
  • Bellows Falls
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Westminster
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Westminster is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,952 people
  • Putney
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Putney is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putney
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,438 people
  • Arlington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Arlington is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,204 people
  • Dorset
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dorset is located in Bennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,937 people
  • Ludlow
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Ludlow is located in Windsor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,856 people
  • Wilmington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Wilmington is located in Windham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,786 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 Rawsonville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rawsonville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rawsonville ...

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

Adding Rawsonville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rawsonville post office opened in 1877. The Rawsonville post office closed in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rawsonville.

Footnotes ...

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