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>
While we didn't find Ray in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ray. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ray listed first.
- Ray
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- California
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- California is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
- Clear Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Montgomery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Montgomery is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Algansee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Algansee is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algansee
- Camden
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Northwest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Reading
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ellis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ellis is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
- Cooney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nettle Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nettle Lake is located in Williams County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Lake
- Angola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Metz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Metz is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metz
- East Gilead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- East Gilead is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gilead
- Nevada Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Nevada Mills is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada Mills
- Cambria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cambria is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambria
- Bethel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in Branch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Inverness
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Inverness is located in Steuben County (IN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Ainger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Quincy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Alvarado
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Frontier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Frontier is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier
- Bankers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bankers is located in Hillsdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankers
- Pleasant Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coldwater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Allen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hatmaker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gilead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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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