EAST RAYMOND

 A rural residential subdivision on the Willapa River between Raymond and the town of Willapa.

In the late 1880s Dan Louderback built a boat shop on Louderback Slough near the future site of East Raymond. Louderback built plungers, rowboats, sail boats, dinghies, launches, fishing boats, towboats, and anything else that would float on the waters of Willapa Bay.

In 1892, the Northern Pacific Railroad surveyed a route through the area and by-passed the town of Willapa. Since the railroad depot was a mile from town, several Willapa businesses moved across the river to be near the railroad tracks. In 1912, the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad surveyed a route through the same area and Henry Nihart filed a subdivision called East Raymond. 

When the Milwaukee depot was finished in 1915 the post office was moved from the town of Willapa to East Raymond. The name of the post office remained the same. Local residents often refer to the town of Willapa as "Old Willapa" and East Raymond as "Willapa."

The Willapa post office in East Raymond was closed April 30, 1954. (See Willapa.)