Raeftown, Sainte Marie Township, Jasper County, Illinois, United States

Overview of Raeftown

• Name:
  Raeftown
• Also Known As:
  Rafetown
• Place Type:
  Unincorporated Populated Place
• Located In:
  Sainte Marie Township, Jasper County, Illinois, United States
  
• Description (GNIS):
  Located in Sainte Marie Township, 8.4 km (5.2 mi) SE of Sainte Marie, 2.1 km (1.3 mi) NW of the junction of the Dead River with the Embarras River.
• History (GNIS):
  Named in honor of Dr. Jacob Raef (d. 1881), town clerk and lumber mill owner.
• Surveys:
  Township 5 North, Range 14 West, Second Principal Meridian
• Coordinates:
  Latitude:38.858100938° 51' 29.2"N

  Longitude:-88.002257188° 00' 08.1"W
• Nearby Cities:
  • Stringtown (German Township, Richland County) 2.5 mi. SE
  • Sainte Marie 5.2 mi. N
  • Willow Hill (Willow Hill Township) 9.6 mi. N
  • Claremont (Claremont Township, Richland County) 9.7 mi. S
  • Olney (Olney Township, Richland County) 9.9 mi. SW
  • Oblong (Oblong Township, Crawford County) 11.1 mi. NE
• Nearby Cemeteries:
  • Dark Bend 1.7 mi. E
  • Saint Pauls Lutheran (Preston Township, Richland County) 2.3 mi. SW
  • Butler (German Township, Richland County) 3 mi. SE
  • Stoltz (German Township, Richland County) 3.5 mi. SE
  • Yager 3.8 mi. N
  • Old Saint Josephs (German Township, Richland County) 3.8 mi. S
  • Saron (Preston Township, Richland County) 3.9 mi. SW
  • Springtown (German Township, Richland County) 4.1 mi. S
  • Sainte Valentine 4.5 mi. N
  • Dundas (Preston Township, Richland County) 4.6 mi. W
  • Assumption (Sainte Marie) 4.7 mi. N
  • Sainte Marie City (Sainte Marie) 5.1 mi. N
• Elevation:
  142 m
• Histopolis Place ID:
  587849622
• Updated Apr 19, 2020