Rains County
Rains County Formed from Wood, Hopkins, Hunt and Van Zandt counties Created June 9, 1870 Organized December 1, 1870 Named in honor of Emory Rains 1800-1878 Member of the Texas Congress and Legislature Emory, the county seat
32.8762° N, 95.7687° W
Where to Find It
Quitman Street near Alexander Street
Nearby Markers
- 0.1 mi N Emory Rains Emory
- 0.2 mi SE Near Offices of "Rains County Leader" Emory
- 0.2 mi SE Rains County Courthouse Emory
- 0.3 mi SE Rains County Emory
- 0.3 mi E Emory United Methodist Church Emory
- 0.3 mi N Ambrose Fitzgerald Emory