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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Rains Landing (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Rains Landing. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Name Variations for Rains Landing ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Rains Landing: Rains Lndg. (or less commonly used: Rains Lndng.)
  • While the name of this community is Rains Landing, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Rains Landing may originally have been Rain's Landing.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Rains Landing might be written as Rain Landing.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Rains Landing is located in Camden County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Camden County: Nassau (FL), Brantley, Charlton & Glynn.

Below are the counties that are near Rains Landing. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rains Landing:

  • Camden County     (The home county of Rains Landing)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rains Landing, with the one closest to Rains Landing listed first.
    • Tarboro
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
      • Tarboro is located in Camden County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
    • Jefferson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Camden County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 12,032 people
    • Hazlehurst
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazlehurst have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazlehurst
      • Hazlehurst is located in Camden County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,137 people
    • White Oak
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Woodbine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
      • Woodbine is located in Camden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,346 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbine <3>
    • Waverly
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
      • Greenville is located in Camden County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 845 people
    • Harrietts Bluff Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrietts Bluff Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietts Bluff Village
      • Harrietts Bluff Village is located in Camden County
    • Ella Park ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ella Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella Park
      • Ella Park is located in Camden County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,867 people
    • Hickory Bluff
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Bluff
      • Hickory Bluff is located in Camden County
    • Kingsland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
      • Kingsland is located in Camden County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,292 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsland <3>
    • London Hill
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for London Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London Hill
      • London Hill is located in Camden County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 91 people
    • Scotchville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotchville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotchville
      • Scotchville is located in Camden County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 337 people
  • Brantley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rains Landing, with the one closest to Rains Landing listed first.
    • Nahunta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Waynesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Raybon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raybon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raybon
      • Raybon is located in Brantley County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,094 people
    • Hoboken
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Hortense
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Popwellville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Popwellville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popwellville
      • Popwellville is located in Brantley County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 692 people
  • Charlton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rains Landing, with the one closest to Rains Landing listed first.
    • Winokur
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winokur
      • Winokur is located in Charlton County
    • Woodstock ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
      • Woodstock is located in Charlton County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 33,039 people
    • Homeland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland
      • Homeland is located in Charlton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
    • Mattox ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattox
      • Mattox is located in Charlton County
    • Folkston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Traders Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Hill
      • Traders Hill is located in Charlton County
  • Glynn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rains Landing, with the one closest to Rains Landing listed first.
    • Georgetown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
      • Georgetown is located in Glynn County
    • Blythe Island
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythe Island
      • Blythe Island is located in Glynn County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 711 people
    • Thalmann
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalmann
      • Thalmann is located in Glynn County
    • Brunswick
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dock Junction
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dock Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
      • Dock Junction is located in Glynn County
    • Shady Acres
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Acres
      • Shady Acres is located in Glynn County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 236 people
    • Glynco
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Groveside Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groveside Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveside Park
      • Groveside Park is located in Glynn County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,152 people
    • Country Club Estates
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Club Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Estates
      • Country Club Estates is located in Glynn County
  • Pierce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rains Landing, with the one closest to Rains Landing listed first.
    • Blackshear
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Offerman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Patterson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rains Landing, with the one closest to Rains Landing listed first.
    • Sunnyside
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
      • Sunnyside is located in Ware County
    • Waycross
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Nassau County (FL)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Rains Landing, with the one closest to Rains Landing listed first.
    • Boulogne
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Hilliard
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Evergreen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
      • Evergreen is located in Nassau County (FL)
    • Dyal
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyal
      • Dyal is located in Nassau County (FL)
    • Callahan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rains Landing, see our County-by-County Page for Rains Landing.

Newspapers Published in Rains Landing ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 7 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rains Landing.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rains Landing, there are papers which were published within 21 miles [33.8 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rains Landing.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Rains Landing:

Cemeteries Near Rains Landing ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rains Landing.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rains Landing covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rains Landing, with the one closest to Rains Landing listed first.

  • O'Berry Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Corinth Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Burnt Fort Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burnt Fort Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burnt Fort Cemetery
  • Harrell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrell Cemetery
  • Victory Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Victory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Victory Cemetery
  • Lowther Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dowling Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dowling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dowling Cemetery
  • Baileys Mill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baileys Mill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baileys Mill Cemetery
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Manning Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manning Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manning Cemetery
  • Tompkins Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tompkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tompkins Cemetery
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
  • Continue List   (117 more) ...
    • Green Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
    • Woodbine Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodbine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodbine Cemetery
    • Knox Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knox Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

While we didn't find Rains Landing in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rains Landing.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Rains Landing, with the one closest to Rains Landing listed first.

  • Tarboro
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarboro
    • Tarboro is located in Camden County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 85 people
  • Tompkins
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tompkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins
    • Tompkins is located in Camden County
  • Uptonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uptonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uptonville
    • Uptonville is located in Charlton County
  • Folkston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Racepond
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Racepond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racepond
    • Racepond is located in Charlton County
  • Nahunta
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Traders Hill
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traders Hill
    • Traders Hill is located in Charlton County
  • Kings Ferry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ferry
    • Kings Ferry is located in Nassau County (FL)
  • Boulogne
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Ella Park ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ella Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ella Park
    • Ella Park is located in Camden County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,867 people
  • Hilliard
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Evergreen
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Evergreen is located in Nassau County (FL)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Fancy Bluff
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fancy Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Bluff
      • Fancy Bluff is located in Glynn County
    • Braganza
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braganza have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braganza
      • Braganza is located in Ware County
    • Jamaica
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamaica have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamaica
      • Jamaica is located in Glynn County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rains Landing. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rains Landing.

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

The official website for Camden County: www.co.camden.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rains Landing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rains Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.9975, Longitude: -81.9068       In this case, the coordinates for Rains Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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 Landing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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