Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Ray came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Ray in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Ray. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Ray data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Ray:
Services available in 1895: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned

Rand McNally Map of North Dakota (1897)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Ray is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Ray in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Ray for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Ray. See our Misc Page for Ray for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Ray:

The following route mentioned Ray as a scheduled stop:

The Western Star: From Great Northern Railroad timetable for the defunct Western Star (train schedule from 1970). The Western Star travelled between Chicago (IL) and Seattle (WA)