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

Area Codes for Rains Crossroads: 919 & 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)
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  • Wilson is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wilson
  • From Rains Crossroads to Wilson
• Goldsboro
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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  • Goldsboro is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldsboro <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Goldsboro
  • From Rains Crossroads to Goldsboro
• Clayton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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  • Clayton is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,458 people
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  • Google driving directions:
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  • From Rains Crossroads to Clayton
• Smithfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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  • Smithfield is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,333 people
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  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Smithfield
  • From Rains Crossroads to Smithfield
• Selma
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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  • Selma is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Selma
  • From Rains Crossroads to Selma
• Archer Lodge
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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  • Archer Lodge is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,322 people
  • Archer Lodge has also been known as:
  • Archer
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Archer Lodge
  • From Rains Crossroads to Archer Lodge
• Wilson's Mills
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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  • Wilson's Mills is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,847 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wilson's Mills
  • From Rains Crossroads to Wilson's Mills
• 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)
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  • 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pine Level
  • From Rains Crossroads to Pine Level
• 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>

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/