Welcome to West Raven ...

West Raven is primarily located in Russell County<1>. A portion of West Raven extends into Tazewell County.

A typical abbreviation for West Raven: W. Raven

West Raven is 1,920 feet [585 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Raven: 276

Communities near West Raven ...

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

• Richlands
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Richlands is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richlands
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richlands <3>
• Tazewell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Tazewell is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tazewell <3>
• Lebanon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Saltville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Saltville is located in Smyth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saltville <3>
• Honaker
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Honaker is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honaker
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honaker <3>
• Cedar Bluff
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Bluff is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 998 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Bluff <3>
• Grundy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Grundy is located in Buchanan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grundy <3>
• War
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • War is located in McDowell County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
• Bradshaw
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Bradshaw is located in McDowell County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradshaw
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bradshaw <3>
• Cleveland
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Cleveland is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Raven ...

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