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History · Raynham Center

Raynham Center’s post office opened in 1911

Most of Raynham Center was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1976. Below: maps from 1885 on.

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How Raynham Center began

When was Raynham Center founded?

1911

The Raynham Center post office opened in 1911, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 4,365115 years
Founding year: the first Raynham Center post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Raynham Center’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 Raynham Center are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18857 editions of the USGS map, 1885 to 1987. Watch Raynham Center change.
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Start Raynham Center’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Raynham Center’s history is told.

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On the map

Raynham Center on the map, 1885 to 1987

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Raynham Center. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Raynham Center on the 1885 USGS mapRaynham Center on the 1893 USGS mapRaynham Center on the 1918 USGS mapRaynham Center on the 1949 USGS mapRaynham Center on the 1962 USGS mapRaynham Center on the 1977 USGS mapRaynham Center on the 1987 USGS map1885Taunton sheet · 1:62,500

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

The story so far

Raynham Center, in brief

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

Raynham Center is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Raynham, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, Raynham Center had a population of 4,365.

Its first post office opened in 1911. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 4,100 to 4,365 (+6%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Raynham Center, decade by decade

Today2 recent
Johnson Pond2010Johnson PondFirst Congregational Church2010First Congregational Church
Famous people

Famous people close to Raynham Center

Nobody well known was born in Raynham Center itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Rocky MarcianoAmerican heavyweight boxing champion · b. 1923
William Standish KnowlesAmerican chemist · b. 1917
Tom Everett ScottAmerican actor · b. 1970
Geoff CameronAmerican soccer player · b. 1985
Ray ConniffAmerican bandleader and arranger best known for… · b. 1916
Cathy BerberianAmerican mezzo-soprano and composer · b. 1925
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

RaynhamIts storyB−Bridgewater Town1 historic placeB+

Questions about Raynham Center’s history

What year was Raynham Center founded?

The Raynham Center post office opened in 1911, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 Wikimedia Commons (2) and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.