Welcome to Loray ...

Loray is located in Elko County<1>.

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

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

Loray is 5,600 feet [1,707 m] above sea level.<3> 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 leave Loray and travel east, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Loray is within the (775) area code.

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: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobre
  • Cobre is located in Elko County
• Toano ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toano have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toano
  • Toano is located in Elko County
  • Toano has also been known as:
  • Toana
  • Tuana
  • Tuanna
• 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>
• 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>
• Holborn ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holborn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holborn
  • Holborn is located in Elko County
• Shafter ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shafter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shafter
  • Shafter is located in Elko County
• Lucin ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lucin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucin
  • Lucin is located in Box Elder County (UT)
  • Lucin has also been known as:
  • Umbria Junction
• Melandco ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melandco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melandco
  • Melandco is located in Elko County
• Spruce ‑ Historic
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spruce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce
  • Spruce is located in Elko County
• Wilkins ‑ Historic
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins
  • Wilkins is located in Elko County

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).

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: nv.gov/