Welcome to Raven ...

Raven is located in Brown County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Raven, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Raven is 2,630 feet [802 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Raven is ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Raven lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Raven: (402) & (531)<4>

Communities Also Named Raven ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Raven - they are located in Alberta, Illinois, Kentucky, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Raven ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Raven.

• Ainsworth
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth
  • Ainsworth is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ainsworth <5>
• Long Pine
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pine
  • Long Pine is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Pine <5>
• Elsmere
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsmere
  • Elsmere is located in Cherry County
• Rose
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
  • Rose is located in Rock County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose <5>
• Johnstown
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
  • Johnstown is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnstown <5>
• Brewster
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
  • Brewster is located in Blaine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewster <5>
• Purdum
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdum
  • Purdum is located in Blaine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purdum <5>
• Bassett
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
  • Bassett is located in Rock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bassett <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Raven ...

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

Adding Raven to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Raven in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Raven was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Raven post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Raven.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/