Official Name: | South Raub, Indiana |
Mapsize: | 150px |
Pushpin Map: | USA Indiana Tippecanoe County |
Pushpin Label: | South Raub |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Tippecanoe County |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Tippecanoe |
Subdivision Type3: | Townships |
Subdivision Name3: | Randolph, Wea |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 40.3014°N -86.9133°W |
Elevation Ft: | 712 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 47909 |
Area Code: | 765 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 443844 |
South Raub is a small unincorporated community on the border of Randolph and Wea Townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
A post office was established at South Raub in 1878, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1926.[1]
South Raub is located along County Road 800 South half a mile west of US Route 231/State Road 43. A CSX rail line connecting the cities of Lafayette and Crawfordsville passes through the town. It has an elevation of approximately 711 feet.
Wea Creek flows within half a mile of South Raub to the north and west.
Lapham Feed and Grain, Inc. was started in 1956 by Richard and Eula Lapham who moved to South Raub from Decatur, Illinois; it was sometimes called the South Raub Elevator by many of the farmers. On November 24, 1959, there was a 20-car coal train wreck which demolished the west side of the elevator. There were no injuries and the elevator was rebuilt.