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Welcome to Ravenseye ...

Ravenseye is located in Fayette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ravenseye, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Ravenseye is 2,730 feet [832 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Ravenseye is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Ravenseye: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Ravenseye ...

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

  • Oak Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Summersville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Fayetteville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Rainelle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Ansted
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Hope
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rupert
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Meadow Bridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
  • Quinwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Thurmond
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ravenseye ...

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

Adding Ravenseye to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ravenseye.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ravenseye - 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 Ravenseye area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Ravenseye 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.