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Welcome to Raven Rock ...

Raven Rock is located in Hunterdon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Raven Rock, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1853.

Raven Rock is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Raven Rock ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Raven Rock - it's located in West Virginia.

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

Websites for Raven Rock ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.hunterdon-chamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Raven Rock, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Raven Rock ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Raven Rock ...

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

Adding Raven Rock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Raven Rock 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 Raven Rock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Raven Rock post office opened in 1853.

We also found Raven Rock in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Raven Rock.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New Jersey's counties, including Hunterdon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Raven Rock - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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