Welcome to Raymond ...
So far, we found very little information about Raymond. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Raymond to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Raymond, please Contact Us.
Raymond would have been located within present day Monroe County<2>.
The location of Raymond has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Raymond, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Raymond is 180 feet [55 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Raymond was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Raymond still existed, it would have been in the (870) area code.
Communities Also Named Raymond ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 36 communities that are also named Raymond - they are located in Alberta, California (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana (2), Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas (2), Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Raymond.
Communities near Raymond ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Raymond.
- Brinkley
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brinkley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brinkley
- Brinkley is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,537 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brinkley <5>
- Clarendon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Clarendon is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarendon <5>
- Marvell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvell
- Marvell is located in Phillips County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 884 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marvell <5>
- Holly Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Holly Grove is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
- Wheatley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatley
- Wheatley is located in Saint Francis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheatley <5>
- Saint Charles
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
- Saint Charles is located in Arkansas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <5>
- Moro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro
- Moro is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moro <5>
- Rondo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Rondo is located in Lee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Aubrey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Roe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Raymond. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Raymond.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Raymond. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Raymond.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Raymond. See our Newspapers Page for Raymond.
Adding Raymond to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Raymond in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Raymond was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Raymond post office opened in 1892.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Raymond.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Raymond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Raymond - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |