Welcome to Raymond ...

Raymond is located in Racine County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Raymond, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Raymond has a population of 3,958 people<2> (see below for details).

Raymond is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Raymond lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Raymond: 262

Communities Also Named Raymond ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 36 communities that are also named Raymond - they are located in Alberta, Arkansas, 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 and Wyoming.

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

Websites for Raymond ...

Official Website: www.raymondtownof.com/

Communities near Raymond ...

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

• Milwaukee
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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  • Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Milwaukee
  • From Raymond to Milwaukee
• Kenosha
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
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  • Kenosha is located in Kenosha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99,570 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kenosha
  • From Raymond to Kenosha
• Racine
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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  • Racine is located in Racine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,237 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Racine
  • From Raymond to Racine
• Waukesha
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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  • Waukesha is located in Waukesha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,376 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Waukesha
  • From Raymond to Waukesha
• West Allis
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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  • West Allis is located in Milwaukee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,748 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to West Allis
  • From Raymond to West Allis
• Wauwatosa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wauwatosa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauwatosa
  • Wauwatosa is located in Milwaukee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,084 people
• New Berlin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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  • New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New Berlin
  • From Raymond to New Berlin
• Brookfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
  • Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
• Greenfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Milwaukee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,183 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Greenfield
  • From Raymond to Greenfield
• Oak Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
  • Oak Creek is located in Milwaukee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,469 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Oak Creek
  • From Raymond to Oak Creek

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 book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Raymond in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Raymond.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Raymond: www.raymondtownof.com/

The official website for Racine County: www.racineco.com/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/