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History · Raymer (New Raymer)

54% of Raymer (New Raymer)’s homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is the Star Filling Station. Below: maps from 1978 on.

1on the National Register
54%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Raymer (New Raymer)’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Raymer (New Raymer) are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Raymer (New Raymer)’s homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Raymer (New Raymer)’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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The story so far

Raymer (New Raymer), in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Raymer (New Raymer) yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 96 to 110 (+15%).

Timeline

Raymer (New Raymer), 1888 to 1978

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1888Post officeThe Raymer post office opens
  3. 1895Post officeThe Raymer post office closes
  4. 20th century
  5. 1909Post officeThe New Raymer post office opens
  6. 1978On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Raymer (New Raymer) on the map, 1978 to 1997

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Raymer (New Raymer). Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Raymer (New Raymer) on the 1978 USGS mapRaymer (New Raymer) on the 1983 USGS mapRaymer (New Raymer) on the 1997 USGS map1978Raymer sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Raymer (New Raymer).

On the National Register

1 historic place in Raymer (New Raymer)

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
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none yet
historic buildings protected
1
each building in a district counts
first listed
2019
Star Filling Station
Star Filling Station
Buildings
All 1 listings
Star Filling StationBuilding · listed 2019

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices and old corners

Another post office, Raymer, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Raymer
1888–1895
New Raymer
1909–today
18801950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
New RaymerRaymer

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Raymer (New Raymer)’s history

What is on the National Register in Raymer (New Raymer)?

One place: the Star Filling Station (listed 2019).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From the National Register of Historic Places (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.