Welcome to Raymond ...

Raymond is located in Madera County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Raymond, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Raymond is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Raymond lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Raymond: (559)

The ZIP code for Raymond: 93653<3>

Communities Also Named Raymond ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Raymond: This one is located in Madera County and the other is located in Los Angeles County.

Beyond California, there are 36 communities that are also named Raymond - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, 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.

• Madera
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madera
  • Madera is located in Madera County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madera <4>
• Yosemite Lakes Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yosemite Lakes Park
  • Yosemite Lakes Park is located in Madera County
  • Yosemite Lakes Park has also been known as:
  • Yosemite Lakes
• Coarsegold
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coarsegold
  • Coarsegold is located in Madera County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coarsegold <4>
• O'Neals
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals
  • O'Neals is located in Madera County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Neals <4>
• Ahwahnee
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahwahnee
  • Ahwahnee is located in Madera County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ahwahnee <4>
• Bonadelle Ranchos - Madera Ranchos
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonadelle Ranchos - Madera Ranchos
  • Bonadelle Ranchos - Madera Ranchos is located in Madera County
• Nipinnawasee ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nipinnawasee
  • Nipinnawasee is located in Madera County
• Madera Acres
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madera Acres
  • Madera Acres is located in Madera County
• Oakhurst
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhurst
  • Oakhurst is located in Madera County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakhurst <4>
• Bootjack
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootjack
  • Bootjack is located in Mariposa County

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Raymond ...

Looking for more information about Raymond? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Raymond, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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.<5>

From that list, the Raymond post office opened in 1886.

We also found Raymond in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Raymond.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Raymond. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Madera County: www.madera-county.com/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/