Raymond, ID & WY

    Raymond, ID & WY

    • Settled: 1877- by cattlemen, including Grandison Raymond
    • Origin of Name: Named after Grandison Raymond, the first to file a homestead claim
    • Known for: Ranching, farming- a large creamery operated there for years. A large phosphate mine operated in Raymond during the 1940s & 50s, but closed
    • Notable Past Features: post office, LDS church, school. It also has a Cemetery
    • Location: 21.4 miles (24 minutes) southeast of Montpelier on Hwy 89, straddling the Wyoming state line
    • No Population estimates for this isolated, rural agricultural community

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