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Ray

Ghost town · Union County, Tennessee

White Hollow quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000)
White Hollow quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ray is a ghost town in Union County, Tennessee. It is one of 18 former communities in Union County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 86 Tennessee counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ray as a historical populated place on the White Hollow topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 36.3645° N, 83.9488° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWhite Hollow
Elevation1,003 ft
Nearest living townFincastle, TN
Distance to it6.1 miles
GNIS feature ID1311802
Coordinates36.36452, -83.94881

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What's there now

Ray is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fincastle, TN (population 1,328), about 6.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,003 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Ray?

Ray is in Union County, Tennessee, at 36.3645, -83.9488.

How many ghost towns are in Union County?

Union County, Tennessee has 18 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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