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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Ray had 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.
- Denison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Preston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Preston is also located in Grayson County
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- Sherman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Steedham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Steedham is also located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedham
- Cedar Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cedar Mills is also located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
- Luella
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Luella is also located in Grayson County
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- Ida
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ida is also located in Grayson County
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- Bells
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bells is also located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
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- Basin Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Basin Springs is also located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Springs
- Southmayd
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mulberry is located in Fannin County
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- Gordonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Savoy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sadler
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mormon Grove ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mormon Grove was located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Grove
- Red Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Red Branch is also located in Grayson County
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- Sandusky
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Sandusky is also located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- White Mound
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- White Mound is also located in Grayson County
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- Tom Bean
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Ravenna
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Howe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Howe is also located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,390 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howe <2>
- Kentucky Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kentucky Town is also located in Grayson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentucky Town
- Whitesboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Whitewright
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ector
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dexter is located in Cooke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
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. |
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