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Ray City is a city in Berrien County and Lanier County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,090 at the 2010 census.

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History

Early variant names were “Ray’s Pond” and “Ray’s Mill”. The community was named after Ray M. Thomas, the proprietor of a local mill.

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Geography

Ray City is in southern Berrien County, with a small portion extending south into Lanier County. U.S. Route 129 passes through the city, leading north 10 miles (16 km) to Nashville, the Berrien county seat, and east 8 miles (13 km) to Lakeland, the Lanier county seat. Georgia State Route 125 leads south from Ray City 18 miles (29 km) to Valdosta, and State Route 37 leads west 14 miles (23 km) to Adel.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Ray City has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.0 km), of which 0.52 acres (2,119 m), or 0.07%, are water. Beaverdam Creek flows through the middle of the city, and Batterbee Branch flows through the west side. The two streams join west of Ray City to form Cat Creek, a south-flowing tributary of the Withlacoochee River, part of the Suwannee River watershed.

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