Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Rayne came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Rayne in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Rayne. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Rayne data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Rayne:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Louisiana (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Rayne is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Rayne in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Rayne for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Rayne. See our Misc Page for Rayne for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Rayne:

Rayne was mentioned in the following schedules:

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903)

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929)