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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Ray Station. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Ray Station to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ray Station, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Ray Station (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Ray Station. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Ray Station ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Ray Station: Ray Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Ray Station is historic, it would have been located within present day Jefferson County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jefferson County: Arkansas, Cleveland, Grant, Lincoln, Lonoke & Pulaski.
Below are the counties that are near Ray Station. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ray Station:
- Jefferson County (The home county of Ray Station)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ray Station, with the one closest to Ray Station listed first.
- Madding
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Madding is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madding
- Cornerstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cornerstone is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone
- Richardson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Richardson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Noble Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Noble Lake is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Lake
- Rob Roy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
- Moscow
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Moscow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Altheimer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tamo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tamo is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamo
- Wabbaseka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wabbaseka is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabbaseka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 213 people
- Pine Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sherrill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sherrill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Pinebergen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pinebergen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinebergen
- Pastoria
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pastoria is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastoria
- Arkansas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ray Station, with the one closest to Ray Station listed first.
- Humphrey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bayou Meto
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bayou Meto is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Meto
- Stuttgart
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gillett
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Almyra
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- De Witt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Parham ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Parham is located in Arkansas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parham
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ray Station, with the one closest to Ray Station listed first.
- Rison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Toledo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Toledo is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Pansy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pansy is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pansy
- Staves
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Staves is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staves
- White Oak Bluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- White Oak Bluff is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Bluff
- Desha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ray Station, with the one closest to Ray Station listed first.
- Mitchellville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchellville is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchellville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Dumas
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ray Station, with the one closest to Ray Station listed first.
- Center Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Center Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove
- Grapevine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Grapevine is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Ebb
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Ebb is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebb
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ray Station, with the one closest to Ray Station listed first.
- Sarassa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sarassa is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarassa
- Grady
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Yorktown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Yorktown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Varner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Varner is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varner
- Crigler
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Crigler is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crigler
- Meroney
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Meroney is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meroney
- Star City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Palmyra
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Palmyra is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Gould
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Gould is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- South Bend ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- South Bend is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bend
- Cornerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Cornerville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerville
- Tyro
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Tyro is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyro
- Warrenton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Warrenton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Lonoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ray Station, with the one closest to Ray Station listed first.
- Allport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Allport is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Coy
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Coy is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Humnoke
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- England
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Seaton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Seaton is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaton
- Keo
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cobbs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Cobbs is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
- Parkers Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Parkers Corner is located in Lonoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkers Corner
- Prairie County
- Fairmount
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount is located in Prairie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Pulaski County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ray Station, with the one closest to Ray Station listed first.
- Hensley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodson is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ray Station, see our County-by-County Page for Ray Station.
Cemeteries Near Ray Station ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ray Station.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Ray Station - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ray Station covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ray Station, with the one closest to Ray Station listed first.
- St. Ruth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Watt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mulberry Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Gascony Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bloomy Shade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Atkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cottondale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Morning Star Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (219 more) ...
- Damascus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bryson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mound Bayou Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Ray Station in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ray Station.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ray Station, with the one closest to Ray Station listed first.
- Madding
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Madding is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madding
- New Gascony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- New Gascony is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Gascony
- Lake Dick
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Dick is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Dick
- Fairfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fairfield is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Noble Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Noble Lake is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Lake
- Linwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Linwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Richardson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Richardson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Cornerstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cornerstone is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornerstone
- Rob Roy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rob Roy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rob Roy
- Altheimer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lake Farm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Farm is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Farm
- Wilkins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wilkins is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Swan Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Swan Lake is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
- Tamo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tamo is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamo
- English
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- English is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ray Station. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ray Station.
Newspapers Published in Ray Station ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ray Station.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ray Station, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ray Station.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Ray Station:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Jefferson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Arkansas County
- Cleveland County
- Desha County
- Grant County
- Lincoln County
- Lonoke County
- Prairie County
- Pulaski County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ray Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ray Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |