Welcome to Loray ...

Loray is located in Iredell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Loray, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Loray is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Loray: 704 & 980<3>

Communities Also Named Loray ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Loray - it's located in Nevada.

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

Communities near Loray ...

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

• Mooresville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
  • Mooresville is located in Iredell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mooresville <4>
• Statesville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statesville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
  • Statesville is located in Iredell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,045 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Statesville <4>
• Newton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Catawba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <4>
• Conover
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conover have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
  • Conover is located in Catawba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conover <4>
• Troutman
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troutman
  • Troutman is located in Iredell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,817 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troutman <4>
• Taylorsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
  • Taylorsville is located in Alexander County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <4>
• Claremont
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claremont have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
  • Claremont is located in Catawba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Claremont <4>
• Cleveland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Rowan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <4>
• Catawba
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catawba have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
  • Catawba is located in Catawba County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catawba <4>
• Harmony
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Harmony is located in Iredell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmony <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Loray ...

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

Adding Loray to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Loray post office opened in 1903.

We also found Loray on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Loray.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Iredell County: www.co.iredell.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/