Luray, KS

Luray is a city in Russell County, Kansas, United States. The 2020 census counted 166 residents. Luray was established as the community of Lura in the 1870s. In 1887, the spelling of the town's name was changed to Luray. Luray holds an annual community festival, Friendship Day, on the sunday of Labor Day weekend. Luray includes a parade, an art show, golf and horseshoe tournaments, free barbecue, and homemade ice cream. Previously, the city was served by Luray High School. The short version is that Luray carries an earlier story into the places people know and use now.

That is the local read on Luray: its past remains attached to the places people use now. Luray is located at the junction of U.S. Route 281 and Kansas Highway 18 in north-central Kansas, Luray is 118 miles northwest of Wichita, 218 miles west of Kansas City and 18 miles northeast of Russell, the county seat. Located in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains, Luray sits on the north side of Wolf Creek, a tributary of the Saline River.