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Welcome to Ravenswood ...

So far, we found very little information about Ravenswood. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Ravenswood to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ravenswood, please Contact Us.


Ravenswood would have been located within present day Lander County<2>.

Ravenswood was founded in 1906.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Ravenswood is 6,470 feet [1,972 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Ravenswood is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Ravenswood was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Ravenswood was located: 775

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, North Carolina, Ontario and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Ravenswood ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Ravenswood.

  • Jacobsville ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsville
    • Jacobsville is located in Lander County
  • Yankee Blade ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yankee Blade. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Blade
    • Yankee Blade is located in Lander County
  • Clifton ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Clifton is located in Lander County
  • Austin
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Canon City ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canon City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canon City
    • Canon City is located in Lander County
  • Lander City ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lander City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lander City
    • Lander City is located in Lander County
  • Canyon City ‑ Historic
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon City
    • Canyon City is located in Lander County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

We're compiling 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.

Adding Ravenswood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ravenswood 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 Ravenswood was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Ravenswood on a map titled Map of the Lincoln Highway (1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ravenswood.

The official website for State of Nevada: https://nv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ravenswood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Lander, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ravenswood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.









 

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