Raub, Indiana

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official_name = Raub
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subdivision_name = United States
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subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Benton
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subdivision_name3 = York
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latd = 40
latm = 43
lats = 48
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longm = 29
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postal_code = 47942
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Raub is an unincorporated town in York Township, Benton County, Indiana.

History

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.

Geography

Raub is located at coor dms|40|43|48|N|87|29|30|W|city in York Township, at the intersection of Indiana State Road 71 and the Kankakee, Beaverville and Southern Railroad. The site is half a mile from the border with Newton County and is surrounded by relatively flat, open farmland.

References

* Mossman, Ed (1883), "History of Benton County: Past Events -- Present Condition" in "Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana: Historical and Biographical", Chicago: F. A. Battey & Co.