Raymond, Ohio

Raymond, Ohio
CDP
US Post Office in Raymond
US Post Office in Raymond
Location of Raymond, Ohio
Location of Raymond, Ohio
Coordinates: 40°20′06″N 83°27′49″W / 40.33500°N 83.46361°W / 40.33500; -83.46361
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyUnion
TownshipLiberty
Elevation
[1]
1,070 ft (330 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
280
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
43067
GNIS feature ID2628957[1]

Raymond is a census-designated place in eastern Liberty Township, Union County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 43067. It is located at the intersection of State Routes 347 and 739.[3] The population was 280 at the 2020 census. Raymond is the unofficial administrative center of Liberty Township government; Raymond itself has no municipal framework or government of its own.

History

The town was originally called Newton, and was laid out and platted in 1838.[4] The Newton post office was opened in 1839, and three of the first six postmasters had the surname Raymond. Over time the settlement acquired the sobriquet "Raymond's post office." This was eventually shortened to "Raymond's P.O.," then to "Raymond's," then to "Raymonds," and finally to Raymond.[5] The sign currently on the front of the Raymond post office is a representation of the signage that once adorned the Toledo & Ohio Central railroad station located on the south edge of the town.[6]

Education

Raymond is in the Marysville Exempted Village Schools District.[7]

Raymond is home to Raymond Elementary School, part of the school district. The comprehensive high school of the district is Marysville High School.

Raymond also has a public library, a branch of the Marysville Public Library, which is open for six hours each Wednesday.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Raymond, Ohio
  2. ^ "Raymond CPD, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  3. ^ DeLorme, Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer, 7th ed., Yarmouth, Maine, 2004, p. 57.ISBN 0-89933-281-1
  4. ^ Durant, Pliny A. (1883). The History of Union County, Ohio, containing a history of the county; its townships, towns ... Chicago: Beers, W. H., & co. p. 401.
  5. ^ "Union County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  6. ^ "Dan West's Ohio Railroad Stations Past and Present".
  7. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Union County, OH" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2024. - Text list
  8. ^ "Homepage". Marysville Public Library. Retrieved March 3, 2018.


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