Welcome to Rainsburg ...

Rainsburg is located in Bedford County<1>.

The location of Rainsburg has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rainsburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Rainsburg has a population of 128 people<3> (see below for details).

Rainsburg is 2,030 feet [619 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Rainsburg is located in the (814) area code.

Websites for Rainsburg ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.bedfordcountychamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Rainsburg, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Rainsburg had an population of 128 people. This is a decrease of 3.76% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.33% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Rainsburg had a population of 133 people. This makes Rainsburg the county's 12th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 133 people, the population of Rainsburg decreased 8.9% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 146 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Rainsburg.

Communities near Rainsburg ...

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

• Bedford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bedford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Bedford is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <5>
• Everett
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett
  • Everett is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,717 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Everett <5>
• Hyndman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyndman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyndman
  • Hyndman is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyndman <5>
• Schellsburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schellsburg
  • Schellsburg is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schellsburg <5>
• Manns Choice
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manns Choice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Choice
  • Manns Choice is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manns Choice <5>
• Hopewell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Hopewell is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopewell <5>
• Pleasantville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasantville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Pleasantville is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
• New Paris
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paris
  • New Paris is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paris <5>
• New Baltimore
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Baltimore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
  • New Baltimore is located in Somerset County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
• Saint Clairsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Clairsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clairsville
  • Saint Clairsville is located in Bedford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 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 Rainsburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rainsburg.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rainsburg ...

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

Adding Rainsburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rainsburg in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rainsburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Rainsburg on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rainsburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rainsburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/