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Rawsonville

Ghost town · Washtenaw County, Michigan

Ypsilanti quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1902, 1:62,500)
Ypsilanti quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1902, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Rawsonville is a ghost town in Washtenaw County, Michigan. It is the only former community in Washtenaw County recorded on the federal names register, out of 39 across Michigan.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rawsonville as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 42.2153° N, 83.5517° W.

Key facts

Elevation710 ft
Nearest living townBelleville, MI
Distance to it3.6 miles
Coordinates42.21528, -83.55167

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What's there now

Rawsonville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Belleville, MI (population 3,961), about 3.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 710 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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