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Welcome to Luray ...

Luray is located in Henderson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Luray, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Luray is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Luray and travel west, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Luray: 731

Communities Also Named Luray ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Luray - they are located in Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Ohio (2), South Carolina and Virginia.

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

Communities near Luray ...

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

  • Jackson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Lavinia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Atkins ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkins have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
    • Atkins is located in Henderson County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 13,664 people
  • Union Cross
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
    • Union Cross is located in Henderson County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10,666 people
  • Lawrence
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
    • Lawrence is located in Madison County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10,498 people
  • Parkburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkburg
    • Parkburg is located in Madison County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10,156 people
  • Lexington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Deanburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanburg
    • Deanburg is located in Chester County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7,395 people
  • Henderson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jacks Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Luray ...

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

Adding Luray to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Luray 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 Luray was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Luray post office opened in 1889.

We also found Luray in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Luray.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Henderson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Luray - 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.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/