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History · Raleigh

Raleigh’s post office opened in 1898

Most of Raleigh was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1975. Below: maps from 1895 on.

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How Raleigh began

When was Raleigh founded?

1898

The Raleigh post office opened in 1898, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 357128 years
Founding year: the first Raleigh post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Raleigh’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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The story so far

Raleigh, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Raleigh yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Raleigh is a census-designated place (CDP) in Levy County, Florida, United States. The population was 357 at the 2020 census, down from 373 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Its first post office opened in 1898. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 373 to 357 (-4%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Raleigh, 1895 to 1957

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1895On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  3. 1898Post officeThe Raleigh post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1957Post officeThe Raleigh post office closes
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On the map

Raleigh on the map, 1895 to 1969

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Raleigh. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Raleigh on the 1895 USGS mapRaleigh on the 1969 USGS map1895Williston sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Raleigh.

Famous people

Famous people close to Raleigh

Nobody well known was born in Raleigh itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Tom PettyAmerican musician · b. 1950
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Maya RudolphAmerican actress and comedian · b. 1972
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Noah LylesAmerican sprinter · b. 1997
Dustin MoskovitzAmerican computer/Internet entrepreneur · b. 1984
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Philip H. DybvigAmerican economist · b. 1955
Robert HoffmanAmerican actor · b. 1985
Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Raleigh had its own post office from 1898 to 1957.

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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Raleigh’s history

What year was Raleigh founded?

The Raleigh post office opened in 1898, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.