North Ravenswood | |
---|---|
Neighborhood | |
Coordinates: 38°57′38″N81°46′7″W / 38.96056°N 81.76861°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Jackson |
Elevation | 614 ft (187 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
GNIS ID | 1560016 [1] |
North Ravenswood is a neighborhood of Ravenswood in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States, and a former unincorporated community. It was formerly named Elford, [2] and had its own post office.
Sedan is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Sedan is located between Hanging Rock and Delray on Delray Road in the North River Valley. The community was named for the Battle of Sedan, shortly after the battle was fought during the Franco-Prussian War on September 1, 1870. A post office operated in Sedan from 1871 to 1935.
Cold Stream is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Cold Stream is located north of Capon Bridge on Cold Stream Road. Referred to as Edwards Run in its past, the community of Cold Stream is in proximity to where Edwards Run empties into the Cacapon River. The community most likely took its name from a nearby stream of the same name noted for the cold water it contains. Their post office has been closed.
East Beckley was an unincorporated community located in Raleigh County, West Virginia. Its post office was reopened in February 2014. East Beckley comprised parts of the unincorporated communities of Sylvia and Atkinsville.
Five Forks is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along West Virginia Route 16 to the north of the town of Grantsville, the county seat of Calhoun County. Its elevation is 1,106 feet (337 m). The Five Forks Post Office is closed.
Sherman is an unincorporated community in northern Jackson County, West Virginia, United States, along the Ohio River. It lies along West Virginia Route 68 north of the city of Ravenswood. Its elevation is 600 feet (183 m).
Silverton is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. Silverton is located at the junction of Interstate 77, U.S. Route 33 and West Virginia Route 2, 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Ravenswood.
Ripley Landing is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. Ripley Landing is located along West Virginia Route 2 near the confluence of the Ohio River and Mill Creek, 6.1 miles (9.8 km) southwest of Ravenswood. Ripley Landing once had a post office, which is now closed.
Muses Bottom is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. Muses Bottom is located on the Ohio River and West Virginia Route 68, 6.5 miles (10.5 km) north of Ravenswood. Muses Bottom once had a post office, which is now closed.
Topins Grove is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. Topins Grove is located on Little Pond Creek and County Highway 6, 7.7 miles (12.4 km) north-northeast of Ravenswood. Topins Grove once had a post office, which is now closed.
Utica is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. Utica is located on Cabin Fork and County Highway 1/2, 8.7 miles (14.0 km) northeast of Ravenswood. Utica once had a post office, which is now closed.
Lockhart is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. Lockhart is located on the Left Fork Sandy Creek and County Highway 21, 8 miles (13 km) east of Ravenswood. Lockhart once had a post office, which is now closed.
Wilding is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. Wilding is located on County Highway 3, 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Ravenswood. Wilding once had a post office, which is now closed.
Pleasant View is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. Pleasant View is located on the Ohio River and West Virginia Route 2, 2.3 miles (3.7 km) southwest of Ravenswood. Pleasant View once had a post office, which is now closed.
Nesselroad is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. Nesselroad is located on County Highway 10/4, 4.3 miles (6.9 km) northeast of Ravenswood. Nesselroad once had a post office, which is now closed.
Indian was an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. It once had a post office but it is now closed.
Carney was an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office is closed.
Maynor is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Its post office is closed.
Wevaco is an unincorporated community and former coal town in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. It had a post office but is now closed.
Ravenswood District, formerly Ravenswood Magisterial District, is one of five historic magisterial districts in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. The district was originally known as Gilmore Township, one of five civil townships established in 1863; the name officially became "Ravenswood" in 1871, and Jackson County's townships were converted into magisterial districts in 1872. When Jackson County was redistricted in the 1990s, the area of Ravenswood District was divided between the new Northern and Western Magisterial Districts. However, the county's historic magisterial districts continue to exist in the form of tax districts, serving all of their former administrative functions except for the election of county officials.
The Northern Magisterial District is one of three magisterial districts in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. It was established during a process of redistricting undertaken in the 1990s. In 2010, 8,753 people lived in the district.