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History · Raymond City

Raymond City’s post office opened in 1865

Below: maps from 1909 on.

1865first post office
0on the National Register
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How Raymond City began

When was Raymond City founded?

1865

The Raymond City post office opened in 1865, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 367161 years
Founding year: the first Raymond City post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Raymond City’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 Raymond City are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19094 editions of the USGS map, 1909 to 1971. Watch Raymond City change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Raymond City’s history is told.

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On the map

Raymond City on the map, 1909 to 1971

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

Raymond City on the 1909 USGS mapRaymond City on the 1931 USGS mapRaymond City on the 1958 USGS mapRaymond City on the 1971 USGS map1909Saint Albans 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 City.

The story so far

Raymond City, in brief

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

Raymond City is an unincorporated community in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States. The town is located at the mouth of the Pocatalico River at the Kanawha River on West Virginia Route 62. The community is to the immediate north of the town of Poca.

Its first post office opened in 1865.

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

Timeline

Raymond City, 1865 to 1953

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1865Post officeThe Raymond City post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1909On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  5. 1953Post officeThe Raymond City post office closes
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Famous people

Famous people close to Raymond City

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

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George Armitage MillerAmerican psychologist · b. 1920
Jim JusticeAmerican politician and entrepreneur · b. 1951
George CrumbAmerican composer · b. 1929
Randy BarnesAmerican shot putter · b. 1966
Randy MossAmerican football player and sports analyst · b. 1977
Kathy MatteaAmerican musician, activist · b. 1959
Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Raymond City had its own post office from 1865 to 1953.

Raymond City
1865–1953
18601940today

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

PocaIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Raymond City’s history

What year was Raymond City founded?

The Raymond City post office opened in 1865, 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 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.