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Welcome to Rays Corners ...

Rays Corners is located in Cattaraugus County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Rays Corners: Rays Cors.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Rays Corners for more information about variations on the name of Rays Corners.

Rays Corners is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Rays Corners: 716 & 624<3>

Communities Also Named Rays Corners ...

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

Communities near Rays Corners ...

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

  • Jamestown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Fredonia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Salamanca
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakewood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Gowanda
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Gowanda is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowanda
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,524 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowanda <4>
  • Silver Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Falconer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Randolph
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Celoron
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rays Corners ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Cattaraugus, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rays Corners - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 716 code has been Overlayed with the 624 area code. New phone numbers in the Rays Corners area will be assigned with one of these codes: 716 or 624. As a result, placing a call in the Rays Corners area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.