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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

Ray itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ray, with the one closest to Ray listed first.

  • Pawnee Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Larned
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Seward
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seward have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
    • Seward is located in Stafford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
  • Dundee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Macksville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Dillwyn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillwyn
    • Dillwyn is located in Stafford County
  • Garfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint John
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint John have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint John
    • Saint John is located in Stafford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint John <2>
  • Great Bend
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ash Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Belpre
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hudson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hudson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Hudson is located in Stafford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Heizer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heizer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heizer
    • Heizer is located in Barton County
  • Albert
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albert have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albert
    • Albert is located in Barton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albert <2>
  • Dartmouth
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dartmouth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dartmouth
    • Dartmouth is located in Barton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dartmouth
    • From Ray to Dartmouth
  • Nettleton
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nettleton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleton
    • Nettleton is located in Edwards County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Nettleton
    • From Ray to Nettleton
  • Lewis
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
    • Lewis is located in Edwards County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewis <2>
  • Timken
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Olmitz
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Rozel
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Stafford
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Ellinwood
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Boyd ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boyd. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Boyd is located in Barton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Boyd
    • From Ray to Boyd
  • Otis
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
    • Otis is located in Rush County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otis <2>
  • Hoisington
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)

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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, 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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