Welcome to Rains ...

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

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

Rains would have been located within present day DeKalb County<2>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rains, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Rains is 1,120 feet [341 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Rains (for example, toward Taliaferro (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The location where Rains once stood is in the (256) & (938)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Rains ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Rains - they are located in Nevada, South Carolina and Utah.

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

Communities near Rains ...

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

• Gadsden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadsden
  • Gadsden is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gadsden <6>
• Albertville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albertville
  • Albertville is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albertville <6>
• Boaz
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
  • Boaz is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boaz <6>
• Guntersville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
  • Guntersville is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
  • Former names for Guntersville:
  • Gunter's Ferry
  • Gunter's Landing
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <6>
• Attalla
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attalla
  • Attalla is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attalla <6>
• Collinsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
  • Collinsville is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <6>
• Crossville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossville
  • Crossville is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossville <6>
• Sardis City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
  • Sardis City is located in Etowah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
• Fyffe
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fyffe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fyffe
  • Fyffe is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fyffe <6>
• Leesburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Leesburg is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <6>

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

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

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

Adding Rains to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rains 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 Rains was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Rains post office opened in 1890.

We also found Rains in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rains.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for DeKalb County: www.dekalbcountyal.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/