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45.017925, -95.236124
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We found 36 communities that share the name Raymond.
Within Minnesota, the name Raymond is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another 36 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 36 communities, 34 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alberta
This Raymond lies 870 miles [1,400.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Raymond that is located in Kandiyohi County.
Arkansas
Monroe County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Raymond [Monroe County].
California
Los Angeles County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Raymond [Los Angeles County].
Madera County
This Raymond is located in Madera County and lies 1,384 miles [2,227.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Raymond that is located in Kandiyohi County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madera County community of Raymond.
Colorado
Boulder County
This Raymond is located in Boulder County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Raymond that is located in Kandiyohi County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boulder County community of Raymond.
Florida
Polk County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Raymond [Polk County].
Georgia
Coweta County
This Raymond is located in Coweta County and lies 981 miles [1,578.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Raymond that is located in Kandiyohi County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coweta County community of Raymond.
Idaho
Bear Lake County
This Raymond is located in Bear Lake County and lies 811 miles [1,305.2 km]<1> to the west of the Raymond that is located in Kandiyohi County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bear Lake County community of Raymond.
Illinois
Montgomery County
This Raymond is located in Montgomery County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Raymond that is located in Kandiyohi County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Raymond.
Indiana
Franklin County
This Raymond is located in Franklin County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Raymond that is located in Kandiyohi County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Raymond.
Iowa
Black Hawk County
This Raymond is located in Black Hawk County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Raymond that is located in Kandiyohi County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Black Hawk County community of Raymond.
Kansas
Rice County
This Raymond is located in Rice County and lies 493 miles [793.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Raymond that is located in Kandiyohi County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rice County community of Raymond.
Kentucky
Breckinridge County
This Raymond is located in Breckinridge County and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Raymond that is located in Kandiyohi County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Breckinridge County community of Raymond.
Louisiana
Calcasieu Parish
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Raymond [Calcasieu Parish].
Jefferson Davis Parish
This Raymond is located in Jefferson Davis Parish and lies 1,022 miles [1,644.7 km]<1> to the south of the Raymond that is located in Kandiyohi County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson Davis Parish community of Raymond.
Maine
Cumberland County
This Raymond is located in Cumberland County and lies 1,218 miles [1,960.2 km]<1> to the east of the Raymond that is located in Kandiyohi County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Raymond.
Michigan
Charlevoix County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Raymond [Charlevoix County].
Mississippi
Hinds County
This Raymond is located in Hinds County and lies 918 miles [1,477.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Raymond that is located in Kandiyohi County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Raymond.
Missouri
Reynolds County
Although located in Reynolds County, we don't know the location within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Reynolds County community of Raymond.
Montana
Chouteau County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Raymond [Chouteau County].
Sheridan County
This Raymond is located in Sheridan County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Raymond that is located in Kandiyohi County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sheridan County community of Raymond.
Nebraska
Lancaster County
This Raymond is located in Lancaster County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Raymond that is located in Kandiyohi County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Raymond.
New Hampshire
Rockingham County
This Raymond is located in Rockingham County and lies 1,197 miles [1,926.4 km]<1> to the east of the Raymond that is located in Kandiyohi County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Raymond.
New York
Niagara County
This Raymond is located in Niagara County and lies 831 miles [1,337.4 km]<1> to the east of the Raymond that is located in Kandiyohi County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niagara County community of Raymond.
Ohio
Union County
This Raymond is located in Union County and lies 678 miles [1,091.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Raymond that is located in Kandiyohi County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Raymond.
Oklahoma
Raymond #
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Raymond.
Ontario
This Raymond lies 769 miles [1,237.6 km]<1> to the east of the Raymond that is located in Kandiyohi County.
Pennsylvania
Potter County
This Raymond is located in Potter County and lies 896 miles [1,442 km]<1> to the east of the Raymond that is located in Kandiyohi County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Potter County community of Raymond.
South Carolina
Orangeburg County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Raymond [Orangeburg County].
South Dakota
Clark County
This Raymond is located in Clark County and lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the west of the Raymond that is located in Kandiyohi County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Raymond.
Texas
Clay County
This Raymond is located in Clay County and lies 787 miles [1,266.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Raymond that is located in Kandiyohi County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Raymond.
Leon County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Raymond [Leon County].
Virginia
Surry County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Raymond [Surry County].
Washington
Pacific County
This Raymond is located in Pacific County and lies 1,367 miles [2,200 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Raymond that is located in Kandiyohi County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pacific County community of Raymond.
Wisconsin
Racine County
This Raymond is located in Racine County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Raymond that is located in Kandiyohi County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Racine County community of Raymond.
Wyoming
Lincoln County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Raymond [Lincoln County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Raymond ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
Clara City (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clara City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swift Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Raymond to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Raymond and extending to:
Willmar, which is the Seat of Kandiyohi County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Raymond to Willmar, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 104 miles [167.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,022 miles [1,644.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,283 miles [10,111.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,041 miles [11,331.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,956 miles [7,975.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Raymond) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Raymond. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0179, Longitude: -95.2361 In this case, the coordinates for Raymond have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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.
<3>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Raymond could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>
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.
<5>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<8>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Raymond to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.70 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.766 degrees.
<11>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.713 degrees.