Welcome to Rayville ...

Rayville is located in Baltimore County<1>.

The location of Rayville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rayville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

Rayville is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Rayville: (410), (443)<4> & (667)

Websites for Rayville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Rayville, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Rayville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Rayville - they are located in Illinois, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Maine, Missouri, New York, Texas and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rayville.

Communities near Rayville ...

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

• Westminster
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
  • Westminster is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <5>
• Hanover
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Hanover is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <5>
• Hampstead
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampstead have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
  • Hampstead is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampstead <5>
• Red Lion
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
  • Red Lion is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,309 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Lion <5>
• Manchester
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <5>
• New Freedom
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freedom
  • New Freedom is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Freedom <5>
• Dallastown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallastown
  • Dallastown is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallastown <5>
• Shrewsbury
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shrewsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
  • Shrewsbury is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shrewsbury <5>
• McSherrystown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McSherrystown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McSherrystown
  • McSherrystown is located in Adams County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McSherrystown <5>
• Stewartstown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
  • Stewartstown is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewartstown <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rayville ...

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

Adding Rayville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rayville 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 Rayville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rayville post office opened in 1866.

We also found Rayville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rayville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Baltimore County: www.co.ba.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/