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Welcome to Raines Corner ...

Raines Corner is located in Monroe County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Raines Corner: Raines Cor. (or less commonly used: Raines Crn.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Raines Corner for more information about variations on the name of Raines Corner.

Raines Corner is 1,690 feet [515 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Raines Corner: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Raines Corner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Raines Corner - they are located in New Jersey and Virginia.

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

Communities near Raines Corner ...

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

  • Pearisburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hinton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Narrows
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Narrows is located in Giles County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Narrows <4>
  • Ronceverte
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Alderson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Pembroke
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Rich Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Peterstown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Union
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Union is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
  • Glen Lyn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Glen Lyn is located in Giles County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Raines Corner ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Raines Corner - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Raines Corner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Raines Corner area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.