Welcome to Rainswood ...

Rainswood is primarily located in Northumberland County<1>. A portion of Rainswood extends into Richmond County.

We aren't confident of the location of Rainswood, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rainswood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Rainswood is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Rainswood lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Rainswood is located in the (804) area code.

Communities near Rainswood ...

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

• Tappahannock
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tappahannock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappahannock
  • Tappahannock is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tappahannock <5>
• Warsaw
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Richmond County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <5>
• Kilmarnock
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kilmarnock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmarnock
  • Kilmarnock is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilmarnock <5>
• Urbanna
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbanna
  • Urbanna is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbanna <5>
• Irvington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
  • Irvington is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <5>
• Montross
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montross
  • Montross is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 392 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montross <5>
• Farnham
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farnham
  • Farnham is located in Richmond County
• Heathsville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathsville
  • Heathsville is located in Northumberland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heathsville <5>
• Lara
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lara
  • Lara is located in Northumberland County
• Downings
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downings
  • Downings is located in Richmond County

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 Rainswood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rainswood.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rainswood. 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 Rainswood.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rainswood ...

Looking for more information about Rainswood? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Rainswood, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rainswood.

Adding Rainswood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rainswood in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

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

From that list, the Rainswood post office opened in 1886.

We also found Rainswood on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rainswood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rainswood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Northumberland County: www.co.northumberland.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/