The Raymond post office opened in 1846, the earliest record of the town by name. Two smaller post offices, North Cape (1858) and Kneeland (1889), opened inside today’s town and later closed.
2020 census: 3,926180 years
How historic is Raymond?
B
More historic than 55% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
Founding year: the first Raymond post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).
History grade
What drives Raymond’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Raymond is more historic than 55% of U.S. towns, #184 of 362 in Wisconsin. Its age holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.
B
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Raymond’s overall grade.
Wisconsin towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Wisconsin town has 3.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Raymond’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (28% of Wisconsin towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from C+ to B+. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±4.6 points). The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date.
Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Raymond’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Raymond. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1891Muskego 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 Raymond.
Places that used to be
Lost post offices, old corners and burying grounds
Raymond had its own post office from 1846 to 1902. Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.
Raymond
1846–1902
North Cape
1858–1917
Kneeland
1889–1902
18401930today
Hamlets and corners on the map
KneelandNorth Cape
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Raymond
McPhersonOak GroveSalem
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
The story so far
Raymond, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Raymond yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Raymond is a village in Racine County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,926 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated communities of Kneeland and Raymond are located in the town, as was the ghost town of Raymond Center. The unincorporated communities of North Cape and Union Church are also located partially in the town.
Its first post office opened in 1846.
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Raymond, 1846 to 1917
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
The Raymond post office opened in 1846, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
How does Raymond rank for history?
Raymond is more historic than 55% of U.S. towns, #184 of 362 in Wisconsin. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Raymond?
14% of Raymond’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±4.6 points), against a typical 12% for a Wisconsin town; the median home was built in 1972.
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).
From 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.
