Welcome to Rayford ...

Rayford is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Rayford is located in Montgomery County<1>.

The location of Rayford has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rayford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1915.

Rayford is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Rayford lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Rayford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Rayford - it's located in Oklahoma.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rayford.

Communities near Rayford ...

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

• Conroe
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conroe
  • Conroe is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 96,214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conroe <4>
• Humble
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humble
  • Humble is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,539 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humble <4>
• Tomball
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tomball have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomball
  • Tomball is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,722 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tomball <4>
• Jersey Village
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jersey Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey Village
  • Jersey Village is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,767 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jersey Village <4>
• Shenandoah
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
  • Shenandoah is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <4>
• Panorama Village
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panorama Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
  • Panorama Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
• Splendora
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Splendora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splendora
  • Splendora is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Splendora <4>
• Magnolia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Magnolia is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia <4>
• Patton Village
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Village
  • Patton Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
• Roman Forest
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roman Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roman Forest
  • Roman Forest is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,035 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rayford ...

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

Adding Rayford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rayford 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 for Rayford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rayford post office opened in 1915.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rayford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rayford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Montgomery County: www.co.montgomery.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/