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Welcome to Rasnake ...

Rasnake is located in Russell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rasnake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

Rasnake is 2,540 feet [774 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Rasnake is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Rasnake: 276

Communities near Rasnake ...

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

  • Richlands
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Lebanon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Honaker
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Bluff
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Grundy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Saint Paul
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Haysi
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Haysi is located in Dickenson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysi <3>
  • Clinchco
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cleveland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cleveland is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Artrip
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Artrip is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artrip

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rasnake ...

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

Adding Rasnake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rasnake 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 (so far) for Rasnake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Rasnake post office opened in 1895. The Rasnake post office closed in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rasnake.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Russell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rasnake - 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/