Raven Rock, West Virginia

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Raven Rock
Unincorporated community
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Raven Rock
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Raven Rock
Raven Rock (the US)
Coordinates: 39°26′22″N81°9′2″W / 39.43944°N 81.15056°W / 39.43944; -81.15056 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 Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
GNIS ID 1552589 [1]

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

Pleasants County, West Virginia County in the United States

Pleasants County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. At the 2010 census, the population was 7,605, making it the third-least populous county in the state. Its county seat is St. Marys. The county was created by the Virginia General Assembly in 1851 and named for US Senator and Virginia Governor James Pleasants, Jr..

U.S. state constituent political entity of the United States

In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are currently 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory and shares its sovereignty with the federal government. Due to this shared sovereignty, Americans are citizens both of the federal republic and of the state in which they reside. State citizenship and residency are flexible, and no government approval is required to move between states, except for persons restricted by certain types of court orders. Four states use the term commonwealth rather than state in their full official names.

West Virginia State of the United States of America

West Virginia is a state located in the Appalachian region in the Southern United States that is also considered to be a part of the Middle Atlantic States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania to the north, Maryland to the east and northeast, Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, and Ohio to the northwest. West Virginia is the 41st largest state by area, and is ranked 38th in population. The capital and largest city is Charleston.

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]

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