Welcome to Loray ...

Loray is located in Elko County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Loray, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Loray is 5,600 feet [1,707 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Loray is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Loray lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Loray, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Loray: 775

Communities Also Named Loray ...

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

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.

• Cobre ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cobre. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobre
  • Cobre is located in Elko County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cobre
  • From Loray to Cobre
• Toano ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Toano. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toano
  • Toano is located in Elko County
  • Toano has also been known as:
  • Toana
  • Tuana
  • Tuanna
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Toano
  • From Loray to Toano
• Montello
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montello
  • Montello is located in Elko County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montello <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Montello
  • From Loray to Montello
• Oasis
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
  • Oasis is located in Elko County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oasis <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Oasis
  • From Loray to Oasis
• Holborn ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Holborn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holborn
  • Holborn is located in Elko County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Holborn
  • From Loray to Holborn
• Shafter ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shafter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafter
  • Shafter is located in Elko County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Shafter
  • From Loray to Shafter
• Lucin ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lucin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucin
  • Lucin is located in Box Elder County (UT)
  • Lucin has also been known as:
  • Umbria Junction
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lucin
  • From Loray to Lucin
• Melandco ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Melandco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melandco
  • Melandco is located in Elko County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Melandco
  • From Loray to Melandco
• Spruce ‑ Historic
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Spruce. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
  • Spruce is located in Elko County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Spruce
  • From Loray to Spruce
• Wilkins ‑ Historic
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilkins. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
  • Wilkins is located in Elko County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wilkins
  • From Loray to Wilkins

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling 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.

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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Loray in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

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 Elko County: www.elkocountynv.net/

The official website for State of Nevada: https://nv.gov/