Rays Crossing is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Union Township,
Shelby County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Indiana
Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...
.
History
Rays Crossing had its start as a depot and shipping point on the railroad. The community has the name of the Ray family of settlers. A post office was established at Rays Crossing in 1870, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1943.
Geography
Rays Crossing is located at .
References
Unincorporated communities in Shelby County, Indiana
Unincorporated communities in Indiana
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