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History · Raub

Raub’s post office opened in 1872, and 54% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1962 on and the census since 1890.

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How Raub began

When was Raub founded?

1872

The Raub post office opened in 1872, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 100 in 18902020 census: 53154 years
Founding year: the first Raub post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Raub’s past

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

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Raub are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Raub’s homes were built before 1938.Boom and bustPeaked at 258 in 1920; 53 people lived here in 2020.
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The story

How Raub came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Raub.

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Raub was laid out by merchant and livestock-dealer Adams D. Raub on April 8, 1872 near the railroad which had been completed through the area the previous year. Originally consisting of 71 lots, its first house was that of Ira Perkins (which predated the railroad), followed by that of A. Houser in the fall of 1871. At about the same time, Raub gained its first store, a business selling groceries and notions, and in 1873 got a general store operated by Samuel White. A hardware store, drug store, saloon, doctor's office, grain elevator, blacksmith, and various other establishments followed over the next decade.

A post office was established at Raub in 1872, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1967.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

People over time

Raub, census by census

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Peaked at 258 in 1920; 53 people lived here in 2020.

5 censuses, 1890–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Raub’s Wikipedia page.

By decade

Raub, decade by decade

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On the map

Raub on the map, 1962 to 1990

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

Raub on the 1962 USGS mapRaub on the 1979 USGS mapRaub on the 1984 USGS mapRaub on the 1990 USGS map1962Earl Park sheet · 1:24,000

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

Questions about Raub’s history

What year was Raub founded?

The Raub post office opened in 1872, 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 Wikimedia Commons (1), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.