Raymondville, city in Texas, United States
Raymondville is a small city in Willacy County, Texas, located where State Highways 186 and 448 meet and situated about 22 miles west of Port Mansfield. The town has a simple layout with shops, streets, homes, and farmland surrounding it that defines its character and function.
The city was founded in 1904 by Edward Burleson Raymond, who established a land development company and opened a post office to support growth, followed shortly by a railway that accelerated settlement and turned the place into an agricultural hub. By the late 1920s, the population had grown to around 1,800, and by the 1950s it had surpassed 9,000 residents as farming and local industries expanded.
The name Raymondville comes from Edward Burleson Raymond, the founder who shaped the town's early development and left his mark on the community's identity. Agriculture remains central to daily life here, with farming traditions visible in how residents work the land and how the town functions as a market hub for local produce.
The city sits at the intersection of State Highways 186 and 448 and is easily accessible by car, with U.S. Highway 77 nearby for connections to larger towns. The straightforward layout with shops and services makes it simple for visitors to explore and find what they need.
The town was one of the early railroad settlements in the region, attracting new settlers with discounted rail fares who came to start farms and build lives here. This railway-driven founding set it apart from other small towns and created a distinctive pattern of growth tied to transportation infrastructure.
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