Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Ravenswood came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Ravenswood in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Ravenswood. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Ravenswood data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Ravenswood:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for West Virginia (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Ravenswood is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Ravenswood in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Ravenswood for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Ravenswood. See our Misc Page for Ravenswood for more information.