Welcome to Bray ...

Bray is located in Siskiyou County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bray, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Bray is 4,640 feet [1,414 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Bray is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Bray lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Bray lies within the (530) area code.

Communities Also Named Bray ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Bray - they are located in Georgia, Kansas, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Ontario and Tennessee (2).

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

Communities near Bray ...

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

• Tennant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
  • Tennant is located in Siskiyou County
• Mount Hebron
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hebron
  • Mount Hebron is located in Siskiyou County
• Cougar ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cougar
  • Cougar is located in Siskiyou County
• Macdoel
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macdoel
  • Macdoel is located in Siskiyou County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macdoel <4>
• Somerset
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
  • Somerset is located in Siskiyou County
• Big Springs
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
  • Big Springs is located in Siskiyou County
• Dorris
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorris
  • Dorris is located in Siskiyou County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dorris <4>
• Little Shasta
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Shasta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Shasta
  • Little Shasta is located in Siskiyou County
• Carrick
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrick
  • Carrick is located in Siskiyou County
• Hambone ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hambone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambone
  • Hambone is located in Siskiyou County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bray ...

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

Adding Bray to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Bray post office opened in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bray.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Siskiyou County: www.co.siskiyou.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/