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 Ray had a population of 41 people in 1895 with 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.
- Chalk Level
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Level
- Chalk Level is located in Pittsylvania County
- Sonans
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Galveston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Whittles
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittles
- Whittles is located in Pittsylvania County
- Whittles has also been known as:
- Whittle's Depot
- Whittle's Station
- Brutus
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Mount Airy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Airy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Airy
- Mount Airy is located in Pittsylvania County
- Glenland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Riceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Hill Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Grove
- Hill Grove is located in Pittsylvania County
- Pittsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Pittsville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Motley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Chatham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Shockoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Level Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Brights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Toshes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Spring Garden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Spring Garden is located in Pittsylvania County
- Straightstone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Straightstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straightstone
- Straightstone is located in Pittsylvania County
- Pullens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Weal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weal
- Weal is located in Pittsylvania County
- Peytonsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peytonsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peytonsburg
- Peytonsburg is located in Pittsylvania County
- Pickaway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Leda
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Cody
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Cody is located in Halifax County
- Dry Fork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Leesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Cedar Forest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Forest
- Cedar Forest is located in Pittsylvania County
- Perrows
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Pittsylvania County: www.pittgov.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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> | 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. |