Welcome to Ray ...
Ray is located in Koochiching County<1>.
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.<2>.
Time Zone: Ray lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Ray: 218
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)
- 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.<4> 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 <3>
- 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.<4> 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 <3>
- Ranier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- 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.<4> 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.<4> 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 <3>
- 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.<4> 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.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Koochiching, 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |