Raven Rock, West Virginia

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Raven Rock
Unincorporated community
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Raven Rock
Location within the state of West Virginia
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Raven Rock
Raven Rock (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°26′22″N81°9′2″W / 39.43944°N 81.15056°W / 39.43944; -81.15056
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Pleasants
Elevation
633 ft (193 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID 1552589 [1]

Raven Rock is an unincorporated community in Pleasants County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia. [2]

History

A post office called Raven Rock was established in 1878, and remained in operation until 1968. [3] The community took its name from a raven's nest perched high above the original town site. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Raven Rock, West Virginia
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Raven Rock, West Virginia
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  4. ↑ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 521.
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