Welcome to Ravenswood ...

Ravenswood is located in Jones County<1>.

The location of Ravenswood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ravenswood, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Ravenswood is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Ravenswood: (252)

Communities Also Named Ravenswood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Ravenswood - they are located in California, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Nevada, Ontario and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ravenswood.

Communities near Ravenswood ...

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

• Jacksonville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Onslow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <4>
• New Bern
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bern have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bern
  • New Bern is located in Craven County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bern <4>
• Havelock
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havelock
  • Havelock is located in Craven County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,593 people
• Trent Woods
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trent Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trent Woods
  • Trent Woods is located in Craven County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,991 people
• River Bend
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
  • River Bend is located in Craven County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
• Richlands
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richlands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
  • Richlands is located in Onslow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richlands <4>
• Maysville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Maysville is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <4>
• Peletier
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peletier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peletier
  • Peletier is located in Carteret County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 721 people
• Bridgeton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
  • Bridgeton is located in Craven County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeton <4>
• Cove City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove City
  • Cove City is located in Craven County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 387 people

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 Ravenswood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ravenswood.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ravenswood. 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 Ravenswood.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ravenswood ...

Looking for more information about Ravenswood? 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 Ravenswood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ravenswood.

Adding Ravenswood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ravenswood 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 for Ravenswood was on a map titled Map of North Carolina (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ravenswood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ravenswood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Jones County: www.co.jones.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/