Rainsboro, Ohio

Rainsboro is an unincorporated community in Highland County, Ohio, United States.^[1]

Gallery

Rainsboro community sign
Rainsboro Elementary School
Looking west on US Highway 50 in Rainsboro

History

Rainsboro was named for John Rains, the original owner of the town site.^[2] A post office was established at Rainsboro in 1893, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1966.^[3]

Notable person

Joseph B. Foraker, 37th Governor of Ohio, was born near Rainsboro in 1846.^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rainsboro, Ohio
↑ Lyle S. Evans (1917). A Standard History of Ross County, Ohio: An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with Particular Attention to the Modern Era in the Commercial, Industrial, Civic and Social Development. Lewis Publishing Company. p. 786.
↑ "Highland County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
↑ Federal Writers' Project (1940). Ohio: The Ohio Guide. WPA. p. 509. ISBN 978-1-62376-034-2.

Municipalities and communities of Highland County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Hillsboro

City	Hillsboro

Villages	Greenfield‡ Highland Lynchburg‡ Leesburg Mowrystown Sardinia‡ Sinking Spring

Townships	Brushcreek Clay Concord Dodson Fairfield Hamer Jackson Liberty Madison Marshall New Market Paint Penn Salem Union Washington Whiteoak

CDPs	Buford

Unincorporated communities	East Danville Marshall Pricetown Rainsboro

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 39°13′12″N 83°25′20″W / 39.22007°N 83.42214°W / 39.22007; -83.42214