Welcome to Ray ...Ray is located Ray is located in Grayson County<1>. Ray is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Ray lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Ray: This one is located in Grayson County and the other is located in Ellis County. Beyond Texas, there are 26 communities that are also named Ray - they are located in Alabama (2), Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada (2), New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ray. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ray. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ray. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ray. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ray. 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 Ray. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ray. See our Newspapers Page for Ray. Looking for more information about Ray? 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 Ray, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ray. We originally found mention of Ray 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 Ray was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).
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