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Welcome to Raines ...

Raines is located in Shelby County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Raines, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.

Raines is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Raines lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Raines: 901

Communities Also Named Raines ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Raines - they are located in Florida, Georgia and Virginia.

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

Communities near Raines ...

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

  • Memphis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Bartlett
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Southaven
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Olive Branch
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Germantown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Spring Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Lake is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
    • Estimated population in 2014: 34,269 people
  • Horn Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • West Memphis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hernando
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Hernando is located in DeSoto County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hernando
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,854 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hernando <3>
  • Marion
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Marion is located in Crittenden County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,290 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Raines ...

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

Adding Raines to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Raines 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 (so far) for Raines was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Raines post office opened in 1909. The Raines post office closed in 1949.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Raines.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Shelby, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Raines - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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