Ray, Indiana and Michigan
{{redirect|Ray, Michigan|the township in Macomb County|Ray Township, Michigan}}
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|settlement_type = Unincorporated community
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|image_skyline = Ray Community Church.jpg
|imagesize = 275
|image_caption = Ray Community Church in Indiana
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|pushpin_label = Ray
|pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan with Indiana to the southwest##Location within the United States
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|subdivision_type = Country
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|subdivision_name1 = Indiana and Michigan
|subdivision_type2 = Counties
|subdivision_name2 = Steuben (IN)
Branch (MI)
|timezone = Eastern (EST)
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|elevation_ft = 1079
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|postal_code_type = ZIP code(s)
|postal_code = 49255 (Montgomery, MI)
46737 (Fremont, IN)
|area_code = 260 (Indiana)
517 (Michigan)
|blank_name = GNIS feature ID
|blank_info = 635676{{GNIS|635676}}
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Ray is an unincorporated community in both Steuben County, Indiana and Branch County, Michigan in the United States. Located along the local "State Line Road," the small community straddles the border between the two states. The Indiana Northeastern Railroad travels southwest-northeast through Ray.DeLorme. Michigan Atlas & Gazetteer. 11th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2003, p. 22. {{ISBN|0-89933-335-4}}. Its elevation is 1,079 feet (329 m), making it the highest populated place in northern Indiana.{{cite gnis|id=635676|name=Ray, Indiana and Michigan|accessdate=September 29, 2016}}
Indiana
The Indiana half of Ray lies in northeastern Fremont Township in the northeastern part of Steuben County. Surrounding towns include Clear Lake to the southeast and Fremont to the southwest.DeLorme. Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer. 3rd ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, p. 23. {{ISBN|0-89933-319-2}}. The former Cedar Lake, now a marshy area, lies southwest of Ray and east of Fremont. Ray once ran a post office from 1872 to 1960.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Steuben&searchtext=&pagenum=2 | title=Steuben County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=September 29, 2016}} The residents are now served by the Fremont, IN 46737 post office in Indiana and the Montgomery, MI 49255 post office in Michigan.[http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp USPS ZIP Code Lookup], United States Postal Service Accessed 2012-03-04.
Michigan
The Michigan half of Ray lies at the intersection of Delmar Road with State Line Road in the far southeastern corner of Branch County, on the southern edge of California Township. Nearby surrounding communities include California directly to the north; Quincy almost directly to the north; Montgomery to the east-northeast; and Coldwater (the county seat){{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}} to the northwest.
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Steuben County, Indiana
Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana
Category:Unincorporated communities in Branch County, Michigan
Category:Unincorporated communities in Michigan
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