Welcome to Rays Crossing ...

Rays Crossing is located in Shelby County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rays Crossing, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Rays Crossing: Rays Xing.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Rays Crossing for more information about variations on the name of Rays Crossing.

Rays Crossing is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Rays Crossing lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Rays Crossing ...

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

• Greenfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <3>
• Shelbyville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
  • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <3>
• Greensburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensburg
  • Greensburg is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensburg <3>
• Rushville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
  • Rushville is located in Rush County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushville <3>
• New Palestine
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Palestine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Palestine
  • New Palestine is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Palestine <3>
• Hope
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Hope is located in Bartholomew County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,248 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <3>
• Knightstown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightstown
  • Knightstown is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knightstown <3>
• Morristown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morristown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
  • Morristown is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <3>
• Saint Paul
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Saint Paul is located in Decatur County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <3>
• Carthage
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Rush County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rays Crossing ...

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

Adding Rays Crossing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rays Crossing 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 Rays Crossing was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Rays Crossing on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rays Crossing.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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