Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
“The Raymond Public Library is located in Raymond, Washington. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.”
Wikipedia article Raymond Public Library (Washington), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 20 National Register listings published here for Pacific County · listed in 1979 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 50 fires within 5 miles of Raymond Public Library between 1992 and 2020, burning about 88 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 3 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 4 September 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | A 100 |
| 4 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 30 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | PATRICK FIRE |
| 3 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 29 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | WARD CREEK |
| 24 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MALLIS LANDING |
| 24 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Raymond Public Library: 11 past producers, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-4 Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| South Bend | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Willapa No. 2 | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit Ing Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| City of South Bend Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Johnson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| N. Willapa River Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| South Bend Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Raymond, the town this property stands in, in 2 storm reports between 2009 and 2012: 1 heavy rain, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2012 | Flood | Raymond | - | Heavy rain caused the Willapa River near Willapa to overflow its banks and flood low lying areas. The Willapa River crested at 23.9 feet on November 19th at 9 pm PST, 2.9 feet above flood stage. |
| January 2009 | Heavy Rain | Raymond | - | Heavy rain resulted the closure of highway 6 outside of Raymond due to high water. |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Raymond Theater | 0.5 miles | 1991 |
 | US Post Office-Raymond Main | 0.5 miles | 1991 |
 | Russell House | 3.3 miles | 1977 |
 | Lumber Exchange Building | 4.3 miles | 1988 |
 | Pacific County Courthouse | 4.4 miles | 1977 |
 | South Bend Carnegie Public Library | 4.4 miles | 1982 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 79002548 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Pacific County | All 20 listed properties in this county. |
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