Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
Rains itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Rains, with the one closest to Rains listed first.
- McVille
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- McVille is located in Marshall County
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- Marshall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Marshall is located in Marshall County
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- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Rodentown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
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- Boaz
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fenton is located in Etowah County
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- Pulltight
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pulltight is located in Etowah County
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- Crossville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rogers
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
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- Marcus ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
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- Whiton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
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- Peters ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
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- Geraldine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Albertville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Red Apple ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Red Apple is located in Marshall County
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- Mountainboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
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- Haworth ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
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- Yancy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
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- Chumley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chumley is located in DeKalb County
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- Cotnam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
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- Skirum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Skirum is located in DeKalb County
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- Martling
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Martling is located in Marshall County
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- Minorville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
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- Duck Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
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- Dawson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
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- Jink ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jink is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jink
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rains, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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