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Welcome to Ray ...

Ray is located in Lawrence County<1>.

Ray is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Ray, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Ray: 606

Communities Also Named Ray ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Ray: This one is located in Lawrence County and the other is located in Logan County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 26 communities that are also named Ray - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (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.

  • Paintsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Prestonsburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Louisa
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Fort Gay
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Inez
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Kermit
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Kermit is located in Mingo County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kermit <3>
  • Warfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Blaine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ben Bow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ben Bow is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Bow
  • Charley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Charley is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charley

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ray - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.