Welcome to Ray ...

Ray is located in Koochiching County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ray, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Ray is 1,150 feet [351 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Ray lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Ray lies within the (218) area code.

Communities Also Named Ray ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Ray - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Michigan (2), 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.

• Fort Frances
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Frances
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Frances <4>
• International Falls
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for International Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for International Falls
  • International Falls is located in Koochiching County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for International Falls <4>
• Littlefork
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littlefork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlefork
  • Littlefork is located in Koochiching County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littlefork <4>
• Ranier
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranier
  • Ranier is located in Koochiching County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranier <4>
• Island View
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island View
  • Island View is located in Koochiching County
• Ericsburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ericsburg
  • Ericsburg is located in Koochiching County
• Kabetogama
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kabetogama have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kabetogama
  • Kabetogama is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kabetogama <4>
• South International Falls
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South International Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South International Falls
  • South International Falls is located in Koochiching County
• Rocky Inlet
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Inlet came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Inlet
• Crozier
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crozier

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.

We 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Ray, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ray.

Adding Ray to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ray post office opened in 1907.

We also found Ray mentioned on a train schedule titled Canadian National Railroad Time Tables (October 1960).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ray.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Koochiching County: www.co.koochiching.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/