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Nearest Communities to Ray,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Ray, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Ray:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Ray is historic,<2> it would have been located within present day Pawnee County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pawnee County: Barton, Edwards, Hodgeman, Ness, Rush & Stafford.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 50 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Ray. Of these communities, 39 are located in counties other than Pawnee County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<3> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Ray (which is Pawnee County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Ray

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Pawnee County   (where Ray resides)
    • County Seat for Pawnee:   Larned
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ray   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ray.
      • Larned
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Zook
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zook have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zook
        • Zook is located in Pawnee County
      • Hamburg
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
        • Hamburg is located in Pawnee County
      • Frizell
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frizell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frizell
        • Frizell is located in Pawnee County
      • Ash Valley
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Garfield
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sanford ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
        • Sanford is located in Pawnee County
      • Vaughn
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaughn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn
        • Vaughn is located in Pawnee County
      • Bert Wettar
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bert Wettar have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bert Wettar
        • Bert Wettar is located in Pawnee County
      • Rozel
        (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Burdett
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Barton County
    • County Website:   www.bartoncounty.org/
    • County Seat for Barton:   Great Bend
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ray   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ray.
      • Pawnee Rock
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Dundee
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Anchorway
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Great Bend
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • 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.<5> 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.<5> 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 <4>
      • 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.<6>
        • 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
      • Olmitz
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Kanbrick
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kanbrick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanbrick
        • Kanbrick is located in Barton County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Kanbrick
        • From Ray to Kanbrick
      • 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.<6>
        • 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
      • Ellinwood
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Hoisington
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • South Hoisington
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hoisington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hoisington
        • South Hoisington is located in Barton County
      • Redwing
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Redwing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwing
        • Redwing is located in Barton County
        • Google driving directions:
        • From your current location to Redwing
        • From Ray to Redwing
  • Edwards County
    • County Seat for Edwards:   Kinsley
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ray   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ray.
      • Belpre
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • 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.<5> 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 <4>
      • 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.<6>
        • 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
      • Trousdale ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trousdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
        • Trousdale is located in Edwards County
      • Fellsburg
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellsburg
        • Fellsburg is located in Edwards County
      • Centerview
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Kinsley
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pratt County
    • County Website:   www.prattcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Pratt:   Pratt
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ray   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ray.
      • Hopewell ‑ Historic
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
        • Hopewell is located in Pratt County
      • Byers
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byers have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers
        • Byers is located in Pratt County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
  • Rice County
  • Rush County
    • County Seat for Rush:   La Crosse
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ray   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ray.
      • Schaffer
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schaffer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaffer
        • Schaffer is located in Rush County
      • Timken
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • 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.<5> 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 <4>
      • Bison
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bison have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
        • Bison is located in Rush County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
      • Rush Center
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Center have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Center
        • Rush Center is located in Rush County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush Center <4>
      • La Crosse
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Stafford County
    • County Website:   www.staffordcounty.org/
    • County Seat for Stafford:   Saint John
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Ray   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Ray.
      • Radium
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • 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.<5> 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
      • 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.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillwyn
        • Dillwyn is located in Stafford County
      • Macksville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • 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.<5> 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 <4>
      • 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.<5> 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
      • Stafford
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Zenith ‑ Historic
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zenith have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith
        • Zenith is located in Stafford County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ray) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ray. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1747, Longitude: -98.9675    
<2>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.
<3>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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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