Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
Ray itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ray, with the one closest to Ray listed first.
- Powells River ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Powells River was located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells River
- Girlton ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Girlton was located in Campbell County
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- Rhodelia ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rhodelia was located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodelia
- Long Hollow ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Long Hollow was located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hollow
- Rule ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rule was located in Union County
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- Boy ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Boy was located in Campbell County
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- Forkvale ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Forkvale was located in Campbell County
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- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lost Creek was located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Stockville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stockville was located in Campbell County
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- Phebe ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Phebe was located in Union County
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- Agee ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Agee was located in Campbell County
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- Sill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sill was located in Union County
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- Loo ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Loo was located in Union County
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- New Prospect ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Prospect was located in Union County
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- Fincastle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fincastle is located in Campbell County
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- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,618 people
- Speedwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Custer ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Custer was located in Anderson County
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- Duke ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Duke was located in Union County
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- Sharps Chapel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Whitman ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whitman was located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
- Hatmaker ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hatmaker was located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatmaker
- LaFollette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- LaFollette is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaFollette
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,585 people
- LaFollette has also been known as:
- Big Creek Gap
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaFollette <2>
- Gabe ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gabe was located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabe
- Little Barren
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Little Barren is also located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Barren
- Pleasant ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant was located in Claiborne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ray, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |