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Welcome to Rains ...

Rains is located in Marion County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rains, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1916.

Rains is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Rains: 843 & 854<3>

The ZIP code for Rains: 29589<4>

Communities Also Named Rains ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Rains - they are located in Alabama, Nevada and Utah.

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

Communities near Rains ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rains ...

Looking for more information about Rains? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Rains, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Rains.

Adding Rains to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rains in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rains was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rains post office opened in 1916.

We also found Rains in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rains.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rains - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 843 code has been Overlayed with the 854 area code. New phone numbers in the Rains area will be assigned with one of these codes: 843 or 854. As a result, placing a call in the Rains area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Rains). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Rains or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/