The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Beginning in 1864, settlers arrived in the area and a subscription school was run in the home of Charles and Olive White. In 1870, Oak Creek was dammed and a grist mill was erected. A population grew in the area, generally centered around Raymond's present location, but there was no official settlement or name of the area. In 1878, a post office was established nearby and named "Orlando." Raymond was platted in 1880 when the railroad was extended to that point and was named for I. M. Raymond, a railroad official.
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Start Raymond’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Raymond’s history is told.
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2000
Nothing in Raymond is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Raymond has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Nine-Mile Prairie in Lincoln, 6.4 miles away.
Raymond and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (5). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.