Rawson Ohio Map

About Rawson, Ohio

Rawson is a locality in Hancock County, Ohio, United States. It is a small community with a population of 567. The population density is 573.1 people per km². Rawson is located at 40.9589°N, 83.7841°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Rawson is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 45881.

Rawson anchors itself to the flat, expansive plains of northwestern Ohio, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered by sudden elevation. It lies 9.1 miles southwest of Findlay, OH (from Findlay, OH: bearing 230°T), and is situated 7.0 miles northeast of Bluffton. The terrain here is defined by a rigorous, geometric order of agricultural fields, broken occasionally by the thin, winding path of Ottawa Creek. During the transition of seasons, the air takes on a crisp, sharpened edge, carrying the faint, earthy scent of turned soil from the surrounding acreage. While the land remains largely muted in its topography, the quality of light at dusk possesses a singular clarity, bathing the fallow ground in a palette of deep ochre and violet that lingers long after the sun dips below the level skyline.

Rawson carries the quiet gravity of a place built upon the steady, repetitive cycles of the agrarian economy. Beyond the immediate grid of the village, the landscape broadens toward the specialized habitats of Wildlife Production Area 45, a sanctuary that provides a necessary pause in the intensive cultivation of the region. Local life moves with a deliberate pace, far removed from the clamor of the industrial hubs that define other parts of the state. Even the water infrastructure reflects this utilitarian focus, as the presence of Findlay Upground Reservoir Number Two serves as a reminder of the careful management required to sustain life in such a fertile, inland expanse.

About This Rawson Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rawson, Ohio. Coordinates: 40.958942, -83.784103. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Rawson includes the ZIP code (45881), telephone area code (234, 330), county seat of Hancock County (Findlay), and school district assignment (Cory-Rawson Local School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.