Welcome to Rainy ...

So far, we found very little information about Rainy. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Rainy to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Rainy, please Contact Us.

Rainy would have been located within present day Bledsoe County<2>.

The location of Rainy has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rainy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Rainy is 1,850 feet [564 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Rainy was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: While Rainy is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the south is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Rainy would have been located in the (423) area code.

Communities Also Named Rainy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Rainy - it's located in Oklahoma.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rainy.

Communities near Rainy ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rainy.

• Crossville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossville
  • Crossville is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossville <5>
• Dayton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Rhea County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,332 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <5>
• Lake Tansi Village
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tansi Village
  • Lake Tansi Village is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,803 people
• Newton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Cumberland County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,968 people
  • Newton has also been known as:
  • Peay
• Spring City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
  • Spring City is located in Rhea County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring City <5>
• Pikeville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
  • Pikeville is located in Bledsoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pikeville <5>
• Decatur
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decatur have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Decatur is located in Meigs County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <5>
• Graysville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graysville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
  • Graysville is located in Rhea County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
• Greenbriar Village
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbriar Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbriar Village
  • Greenbriar Village is located in Cumberland County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,103 people
• Lakewood Village
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
  • Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Rainy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rainy.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rainy. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rainy.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rainy. See our Newspapers Page for Rainy.

Adding Rainy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rainy in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rainy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rainy post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rainy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/