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Welcome to Rayford ...

Rayford is located in Murray County<1>.

Rayford is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Rayford lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Rayford: 580

Communities Also Named Rayford ...

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

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

Communities near Rayford ...

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

  • Ardmore
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Sulphur
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Davis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Wynnewood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Dickson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Dickson is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
  • Roff
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Roff is located in Pontotoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roff
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roff <3>
  • Springer
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Katie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Katie is located in Garvin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
  • Mill Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Dougherty
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rayford ...

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

Adding Rayford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rayford 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 (so far) for Rayford was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rayford.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Murray, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rayford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.