Raymond, California

Raymond, California

Raymond is an unincorporated area of fewer than 1,000 residents in Madera County, California. It is located approximately convert|20|mi|km north of Madera at Green Mountain Road and Road 600.

The area was either named for T. Raymond of Raymond & Whitcomb Travel Association in San Francisco, or Walter Raymond of Raymond & Whitcomb Travel Association in Boston. Walter Raymond founded the Raymond Hotel in Pasadena in 1886. He planned the hotel and received money for its construction from his father Emmons Raymond, who was a stockholder in the Santa Fe Railroad. When the town of Raymond was dedicated, its residents approached Walter Raymond and offered to name the town after him if he would cut the ribbon at the ceremony. [Raymond, Arthur. (1983). "A Gentleman of the Old School: A Biography of Walter Raymond". Pasadena Historical Museum.]

The ZIP Code is 93653. The community is inside area code 559.

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