Welcome to Ray ...

Ray is located in Schuyler County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ray, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Ray is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Ray: (217)

Communities Also Named Ray ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Ray - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Florida, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada (2), New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Ray ...

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

• Beardstown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
  • Beardstown is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beardstown <4>
• Rushville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
  • Rushville is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,822 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushville <4>
• Astoria
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Astoria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astoria
  • Astoria is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Astoria <4>
• Vermont
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont
  • Vermont is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vermont <4>
• Industry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
  • Industry is located in McDonough County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Industry <4>
• Ipava
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ipava have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ipava
  • Ipava is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ipava <4>
• Table Grove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Table Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Grove
  • Table Grove is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 372 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Table Grove <4>
• Bath
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bath have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
  • Bath is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <4>
• Littleton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
  • Littleton is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littleton <4>
• Browning
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Browning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
  • Browning is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Browning <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ray ...

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

Adding Ray to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ray post office opened in 1874.

We also found Ray on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ray.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov