Do you know of Raine's ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Raine's. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Raine's.<1>

Our sources for Raine's (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Raine's other than they indicate that Raine's would be found somewhere in Cumberland County, Virginia.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1892 and closed  in 1913.

Communities Also Named Raine's ...

We found three communities that share the name Raine's.

Within Virginia, the name Raine's is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Florida
    • Hillsborough County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Raine's [Hillsborough County].
  • Georgia
    • Crisp County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Raine's [Crisp County].
  • Tennessee
    • Shelby County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Raine's [Shelby County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Raine's ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Raine's:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Raine's - Services available: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Cumberland County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Cumberland County.