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Welcome to Ralph ...

Ralph is located in Webster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ralph, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Ralph is 2,000 feet [610 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ralph: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Ralph ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Ralph - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Saskatchewan and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Ralph ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ralph ...

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

Adding Ralph to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ralph 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 (so far) for Ralph was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ralph post office opened in 1890. The Ralph post office closed in 1916.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ralph.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Webster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ralph - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Ralph area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Ralph area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/