Raymond (formerly, Wildcat Station) is an unincorporated community in Madera County, California.

[1] It is located 22 miles (35 km) north-northeast of Madera,[2] at an elevation of 948 feet (289 m).

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.

[2] The original name, Wildcat Station, was replaced by Raymond when the San Joaquin Valley and Yosemite Railroad reached the town in 1886.