Welcome to Ravens Nest ...

Ravens Nest is located in Washington County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ravens Nest, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.

Ravens Nest is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Ravens Nest: 276

Communities near Ravens Nest ...

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

• Collingwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Collingwood is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collingwood
  • Estimated population in 2014: 48,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collingwood <3>
• Bristol
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Bristol is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <3>
• Bristol
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Bristol is located in Bristol City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristol <3>
• Cross
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Cross is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
  • Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
• Mill Point
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mill Point is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Point
  • Estimated population in 2014: 11,080 people
• Bloomingdale
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
• Abingdon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Abingdon is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abingdon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,856 people
• Harrtown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Harrtown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrtown
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,365 people
• Lebanon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lebanon is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <3>
• Blountville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Blountville is located in Sullivan County (TN)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountville
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blountville <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ravens Nest ...

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

Adding Ravens Nest to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ravens Nest 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 Ravens Nest was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ravens Nest.