Welcome to Raintown ...
Raintown is located in Pocahontas County<1>.
Raintown is 2,580 feet [786 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Raintown is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Raintown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Raintown: 304 & 681<3>
Communities Also Named Raintown ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Raintown - it's located in Indiana.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Raintown.
Communities near Raintown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Raintown.
- Richwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Marlinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Falling Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Falling Spring is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Watoga ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Watoga is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watoga
- Buckeye
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Onoto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Onoto is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onoto
- Edray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Edray is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edray
- Loveridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Loveridge is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveridge
- Oscar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oscar is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
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 Raintown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Raintown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Raintown. 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 Raintown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Raintown. See our Newspapers Page for Raintown.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Raintown ...
Looking for more information about Raintown? 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 Raintown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Raintown.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Pocahontas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Raintown - 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 Raintown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Raintown 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. |