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Welcome to East Raymond ...

East Raymond is located in Cumberland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Raymond, you might consider that their post office opened in 1830.

A typical abbreviation for East Raymond: E. Raymond

East Raymond is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: East Raymond lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for East Raymond: 207

Communities Also Named East Raymond ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named East Raymond - it's located in Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Raymond.

Communities near East Raymond ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Raymond.

  • Lewiston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lewiston is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,226 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <3>
  • Auburn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Auburn is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,410 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <3>
  • Westbrook
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Windham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Windham is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,915 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <3>
  • Gorham
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Gorham is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,962 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <3>
  • Falmouth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Standish
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Lisbon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Lisbon is located in Androscoggin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,053 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <3>
  • Freeport
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Yarmouth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)

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 East Raymond. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Raymond.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East 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 East Raymond.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Raymond. See our Newspapers Page for East Raymond.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Raymond ...

Looking for more information about East 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 East Raymond, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Raymond.

Adding East Raymond to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East 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 (so far) for East Raymond was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the East Raymond post office opened in 1830. The East Raymond post office closed in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Raymond.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Cumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Raymond - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/