Rainsville, Indiana Explained

Official Name:Rainsville, Indiana
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:USA Indiana Warren County#Indiana#USA
Pushpin Label:Rainsville
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Warren
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Pine
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1833
Founder:Isaac Rains
Area Total Sq Mi:0.21
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:28
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:40.4142°N -87.3158°W
Elevation Ft:679
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:47918
Area Code:765
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:2806548
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.53
Area Land Km2:0.53
Area Land Sq Mi:0.21
Population Density Sq Mi:135.92
Population Density Km2:52.45

Rainsville is a small unincorporated community in Pine Township, Warren County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

Rainsville was platted on April 16, 1833, by Isaac Rains, who had built a mill here the previous year; the town was named for him.[2] A post office was established on February 5, 1836, and closed on September 15, 1904.[3]

Geography

Rainsville is located southwest of Pine Village and east of U.S. Route 41. Big Pine Creek flows from Pine Village, around the north side of the town, and continues to the southwest.

Demographics

References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files. United States Census Bureau. March 16, 2022.
  2. Web site: GNIS Detail - Rainsville. 2021-05-04. geonames.usgs.gov.
  3. Book: A History of Warren County, Indiana (175th Anniversary Edition) . Warren County Historical Society . 2002.