Welcome to Rayland ...

Rayland is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Rayland is located in Foard County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rayland, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Rayland is 1,290 feet [393 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Rayland is located in the (940) area code.

Communities Also Named Rayland ...

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

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

Communities near Rayland ...

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

• Vernon
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
  • Vernon is located in Wilbarger County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <3>
• Crowell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowell
  • Crowell is located in Foard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowell <3>
• Chillicothe
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chillicothe
  • Chillicothe is located in Hardeman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 686 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chillicothe <3>
• Lockett
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockett
  • Lockett is located in Wilbarger County
• Thalia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalia
  • Thalia is located in Foard County
• Margaret
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaret
  • Margaret is located in Foard County
• Medicine Mound ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medicine Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Mound
  • Medicine Mound is located in Hardeman County
• Tolbert ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolbert have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert
  • Tolbert is located in Wilbarger County
• White City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • White City is located in Wilbarger County
• Fargo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
  • Fargo is located in Wilbarger County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rayland ...

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

Adding Rayland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rayland 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 Rayland was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rayland.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rayland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/