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)
- Seward is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- 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)
- Dillwyn is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillwyn
- Garfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint John
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- 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)
- Heizer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Heizer is located in Barton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heizer
- Albert
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Dartmouth
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nettleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lewis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- 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)
- Otis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hoisington
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
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. |
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