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Welcome to Ravensford ...

Ravensford is located in Swain County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ravensford, you might consider that their post office opened in 1919.

Ravensford is 2,170 feet [661 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Ravensford is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Ravensford lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Ravensford: 828

Communities near Ravensford ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ravensford.

  • Waynesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Gatlinburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Sylva
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sylva is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,739 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylva <3>
  • Hazelwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Hazelwood is located in Haywood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
  • Bryson City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Maggie Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Pittman Center
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Pittman Center is located in Sevier County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Center
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
  • Webster
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Webster is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
  • Forest Hills
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Forest Hills is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
    • Forest Hills has also been known as:
    • Forest Hills village
    • Village of Forest Hills
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hills <3>
  • Dillsboro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ravensford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ravensford.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ravensford. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ravensford.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ravensford. See our Newspapers Page for Ravensford.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ravensford ...

Looking for more information about Ravensford? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Ravensford, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ravensford.

Adding Ravensford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ravensford in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Ravensford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Ravensford post office opened in 1919. The Ravensford post office closed in 1943.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ravensford.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Swain, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ravensford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/