Welcome to Rains Crossroads ...

Rains Crossroads is located in Johnston County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Rains Crossroads: Rains Xrds.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Rains Crossroads for more information about variations on the name of Rains Crossroads.

Rains Crossroads is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Rains Crossroads: (919) and (984)<3>

Communities near Rains Crossroads ...

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

• Wilson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Wilson is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <4>
• Goldsboro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
  • Goldsboro is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldsboro <4>
• Smithfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Smithfield is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,333 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <4>
• Selma
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
  • Selma is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <4>
• Archer Lodge
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer Lodge
  • Archer Lodge is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,322 people
  • Archer Lodge has also been known as:
  • Archer
• Wilson's Mills
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson's Mills
  • Wilson's Mills is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,847 people
• Four Oaks
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Oaks
  • Four Oaks is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,387 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Four Oaks <4>
• Pine Level
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
  • Pine Level is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,080 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pine Level <4>
• Kenly
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenly have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenly
  • Kenly is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,624 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenly <4>
• Princeton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rains Crossroads ...

Looking for more information about Rains Crossroads? 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 Rains Crossroads, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rains Crossroads.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Johnston County: www.co.johnston.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/