Welcome to Rainy ...

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

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

Rainy would have been located within present day Washita County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rainy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Rainy is 1,590 feet [485 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The Area Code where Rainy was located: 580

Communities Also Named Rainy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Rainy - it's located in Tennessee.

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

Communities near Rainy ...

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

• Hobart
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobart
  • Hobart is located in Kiowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobart <4>
• New Cordell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cordell
  • New Cordell is located in Washita County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,708 people
  • New Cordell has also been known as:
  • Cordell
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cordell <4>
• Burns Flat
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burns Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Flat
  • Burns Flat is located in Washita County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burns Flat <4>
• Sentinel
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
  • Sentinel is located in Washita County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sentinel <4>
• Mountain View
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
  • Mountain View is located in Kiowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain View <4>
• Dill City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dill City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dill City
  • Dill City is located in Washita County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dill City <4>
• Corn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn
  • Corn is located in Washita County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corn <4>
• Lone Wolf
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Wolf
  • Lone Wolf is located in Kiowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Wolf <4>
• Gotebo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gotebo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotebo
  • Gotebo is located in Kiowa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gotebo <4>
• Bessie
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bessie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessie
  • Bessie is located in Washita County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessie <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 Rainy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rainy.

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

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

Adding Rainy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rainy 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 Rainy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Rainy post office opened in 1894.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rainy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/