Ray Junction, Arizona

Ray Junction, Arizona
Populated place
Ray Junction
Location within the state of Arizona
Ray Junction
Ray Junction (the US)
Coordinates: 33°06′25″N 110°57′47″W / 33.10694°N 110.96306°W / 33.10694; -110.96306Coordinates: 33°06′25″N 110°57′47″W / 33.10694°N 110.96306°W / 33.10694; -110.96306
Country United States
State Arizona
County Pinal
Elevation[1] 1,788 ft (545 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-7 (MST)
Area code(s) 520
FIPS code 04-59200
GNIS feature ID 24576

Ray Junction is a populated place situated in Pinal County, Arizona.[2] It has an estimated elevation of 1,788 feet (545 m) above sea level.[1] It was named because it was the place where the railroad branched from the main line of the Arizona Eastern Railway heading up to the Ray mine.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Feature Detail Report for: Ray Junction". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Ray Junction (in Pinal County, AZ) Populated Place Profile". AZ Hometown Locator. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  3. Barnes, Will Croft (2016). Arizona Place Names. Tucson: University of Arizona Press. p. 357. ISBN 0816534950.


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