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Raintown, West Virginia

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Coordinates: 38°10′38″N 80°13′49″W / 38.17722°N 80.23028°W / 38.17722; -80.23028
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Raintown, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Raintown, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Raintown, West Virginia
Raintown, West Virginia
Raintown, West Virginia is located in the United States
Raintown, West Virginia
Raintown, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°10′38″N 80°13′49″W / 38.17722°N 80.23028°W / 38.17722; -80.23028
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyPocahontas
Elevation
2,582 ft (787 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1728146[1]

Raintown is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. Raintown is located on West Virginia Route 39 and West Virginia Route 55 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Hillsboro.

The community was named after John Raine, a businessperson in the lumber industry.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Raintown, West Virginia
  2. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 518.


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