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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Ray Center. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Ray Center to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ray Center, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Ray Center (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Ray Center. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Ray Center ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Ray Center was originally named Rhea

Ray Center has also been known as: Ray.

  • A typical abbreviation for Ray Center: Ray Ctr. (or less commonly used: Ray Cen., Ray Cent. or Ray Cntr.)

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

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

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of 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 included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Ray Center is historic, it would have been located within present day Macomb County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Macomb County: Lapeer, Oakland, Saint Clair & Wayne.

Below are the counties that are near Ray Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ray Center:

  • Macomb County     (The home county of Ray Center)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ray Center, with the one closest to Ray Center listed first.
    • Omo ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Omo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omo
      • Omo is located in Macomb County
    • Berry's Corners ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Berry's Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry's Corners
      • Berry's Corners is located in Macomb County
    • Meade
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
      • Meade is located in Macomb County
      • Former names for Meade:
      • Crawfords Settlement
      • Vienna
    • Davis
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
      • Davis is located in Macomb County
    • Gas Settlement ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gas Settlement. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas Settlement
      • Gas Settlement is located in Macomb County
    • Armada Corners ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Armada Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armada Corners
      • Armada Corners is located in Macomb County
      • Armada Corners has also been known as:
      • Selleck's Corners
    • New Haven
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
      • New Haven is located in Macomb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,061 people
      • Former names for New Haven:
      • New Baltimore Station
      • New Haven Station
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <4>
    • Armada
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armada
      • Armada is located in Macomb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
      • Former names for Armada:
      • Burk's Corners
      • Honeyoe
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Armada <4>
    • Heart ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Heart. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heart
      • Heart is located in Macomb County
    • Macomb
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairchild ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairchild. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairchild
      • Fairchild is located in Macomb County
      • Fairchild has also been known as:
      • Slippery Corner
    • Milton ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
      • Milton is located in Macomb County
  • Lapeer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ray Center, with the one closest to Ray Center listed first.
    • Almont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Almont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almont
      • Almont is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,815 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Almont <4>
    • Dryden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dryden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
      • Dryden is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 938 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dryden <4>
    • Imlay City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imlay City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imlay City
      • Imlay City is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,585 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imlay City <4>
    • Attica
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attica have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
      • Attica is located in Lapeer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <4>
    • Metamora
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Hunters Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
      • Hunters Creek is located in Lapeer County
    • Lum
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lum
      • Lum is located in Lapeer County
    • Hadley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hadley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadley
      • Hadley is located in Lapeer County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hadley <4>
    • Kings Mill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Mill
      • Kings Mill is located in Lapeer County
    • Lapeer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lapeer have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
      • Lapeer is located in Lapeer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,452 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapeer <4>
  • Oakland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ray Center, with the one closest to Ray Center listed first.
    • Stony Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
      • Stony Creek is located in Oakland County
      • Stony Creek has also been known as:
      • Stoney Creek Village
      • Stoney Creek
      • Stony Creek Village
    • Yates
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yates have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
      • Yates is located in Oakland County
    • Campbells Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbells Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Corner
      • Campbells Corner is located in Oakland County
    • Kline ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kline. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kline
      • Kline is located in Oakland County
      • Kline has also been known as:
      • Kline Settlement
    • Rochester
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Orion Junction ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lake Orion Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Orion Junction
      • Lake Orion Junction is located in Oakland County
    • Goodison
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodison
      • Goodison is located in Oakland County
    • Lakeville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
      • Lakeville is located in Oakland County
    • Leonard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rochester Hills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochester Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester Hills
      • Rochester Hills is located in Oakland County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,111 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester Hills <4>
    • Decker ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Decker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
      • Decker is located in Oakland County
      • Decker has also been known as:
      • Decker Settlement
    • Rudds Mill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rudds Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudds Mill
      • Rudds Mill is located in Oakland County
  • Saint Clair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ray Center, with the one closest to Ray Center listed first.
    • Berville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berville
      • Berville is located in Saint Clair County
    • Casco
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casco
      • Casco is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Casco <4>
    • Allenton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
      • Allenton is located in Saint Clair County
    • Belle River
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle River
      • Belle River is located in Saint Clair County
    • Anchorville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchorville
      • Anchorville is located in Saint Clair County
    • Riley Center
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Center
      • Riley Center is located in Saint Clair County
    • Adair
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adair have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
      • Adair is located in Saint Clair County
    • Peters
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
      • Peters is located in Saint Clair County
    • Lesterville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesterville
      • Lesterville is located in Saint Clair County
    • Fair Haven
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
      • Fair Haven is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Haven <4>
    • Columbus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
      • Columbus is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>
    • Lambs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs
      • Lambs is located in Saint Clair County
      • Lambs has also been known as:
      • Lamb
  • Sanilac County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ray Center, with the one closest to Ray Center listed first.
    • Melvin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
      • Melvin is located in Sanilac County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
    • Valley Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
      • Valley Center is located in Sanilac County
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ray Center, with the one closest to Ray Center listed first.
    • Grosse Pointe Woods
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Grosse Pointe Shores
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Harper Woods
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harper Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Woods
      • Harper Woods is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,651 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harper Woods <4>
    • Grosse Pointe Farms
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Grosse Pointe Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grosse Pointe Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grosse Pointe Park
      • Grosse Pointe Park is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,972 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grosse Pointe Park <4>
    • Grosse Pointe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grosse Pointe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grosse Pointe
      • Grosse Pointe is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,122 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grosse Pointe <4>
    • Hamtramck
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Highland Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Park
      • Highland Park is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,712 people
    • Strathmoor ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Strathmoor. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strathmoor
      • Strathmoor is located in Wayne County
    • Detroit
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Brightmoor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightmoor
      • Brightmoor is located in Wayne County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ray Center, see our County-by-County Page for Ray Center.

Newspapers Published in Ray Center ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ray Center.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ray Center, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ray Center.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Ray Center:

Cemeteries Near Ray Center ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ray Center.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ray Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Lee Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lee Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<5> to the northwest of Romeo.
    • The Lee Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Indian Trail Cemetery
    • Ray Center Cemetery
    • Wolcott Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #919 <6>
  • St. Joseph's Seminary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph's Seminary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph's Seminary Cemetery
  • Davis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Davis Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<5> to the south of Macomb.
    • The Davis Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Brooklin Cemetery
    • Brooklyn Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2134957 <6>
  • Glen Eden Memorial Park East
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Meade Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hadley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Richards Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Procter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Powell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • St. Peter's Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Macomb Center Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Hart Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hart Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Chesterfield Cemetery
    • Chesterfield Union Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hart Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #683 <6>
  • Continue List   (298 more) ...
    • Centennial Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Lenox Burial Grounds
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Lenox Burial Grounds. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • The Lenox Burial Grounds has also been known as:
      • Kuster Road Cemetery
      • Lenox Burying Ground
      • Lenox Centre Burial Grounds
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lenox Burial Grounds
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2184910 <6>
    • Prestonville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

Ray Center itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Davis
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
    • Davis is located in Macomb County
  • Meade
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meade
    • Meade is located in Macomb County
    • Former names for Meade:
    • Crawfords Settlement
    • Vienna
  • Macomb
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • New Haven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
    • New Haven is located in Macomb County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,061 people
    • Former names for New Haven:
    • New Baltimore Station
    • New Haven Station
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <4>
  • Armada
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armada
    • Armada is located in Macomb County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
    • Former names for Armada:
    • Burk's Corners
    • Honeyoe
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Armada <4>
  • Milton ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Milton is located in Macomb County
  • Romeo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Washington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Waldenburg ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldenburg
    • Waldenburg is located in Macomb County
  • Chesterfield ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
    • Chesterfield is located in Macomb County
    • Chesterfield has also been known as:
    • Chesterfield Village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <4>
  • Disco ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Disco
    • Disco is located in Macomb County
    • Former name for Disco:
    • Whiskey Center
  • Richmond
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Richmond is located in Macomb County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,800 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
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    • Shelby ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
      • Shelby is located in Macomb County
      • Shelby has also been known as:
      • Shelby Crossing
      • Shelby Station
    • Doyle ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doyle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
      • Doyle is located in Macomb County
    • Mount Vernon ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
      • Mount Vernon is located in Macomb County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ray Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ray Center.

The official website for Macomb County: www.macombcountymi.gov/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

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 Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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 Center) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ray Center. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.7614, Longitude: -82.9041       In this case, the coordinates for Ray Center have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.




 

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