County · code 48379
Rains CountyTexas
Rains County is in Texas and was formed on June 9, 1870, with its county seat in Emory. The county was named after Emory Rains.
- Founded1870
- County seatEmory
- Named forEmory Rains
- Land area229 sq mi + 29 sq mi water
- Population12,164 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped12,415 checked 14 October 2026
Where it is
Rains on the map of Texas
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History
Formed in 1870 from Hopkins County, Hunt County, Van Zandt County and Wood County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Rains County was created from Hopkins County, Hunt County, Van Zandt County, and Wood County on June 9, 1870, though it was not fully organized at that time. The county was fully organized on December 1, 1870.
- 1870Rains County created Rains created from Hopkins, Hunt, Van Zandt, and Wood; Rains not fully organized. · Texas Laws 1870, 12th leg., called sess., ch. 3/p. 2; "Hunt County v. Rains County," in Texas Rpts., 116:277-288; "Hunt County v. Rains County," in SW Rptr., 2d ser., 7:648-657
- 1870Changed Rains fully organized. · Kennedy, 147
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Rains
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 12,415 parcels from Rains County. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
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Address points Official
One point per address, 9,033 in all from Texas Geographic Information Office (TxGIO, formerly TNRIS), a division of the Texas Water Development Board; StratMap program.
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Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Rains by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Rains County's official site
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County government
- County government
The official website of Rains County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Rains County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Rains County
- When was Rains County founded?
- Rains County was founded in 1870, formed from Hopkins County, Hunt County, Van Zandt County and Wood County, and named after Emory Rains.
- What is the county seat of Rains County?
- The county seat of Rains County is Emory.
- Is there an online parcel map for Rains County?
- Yes. Rains County publishes a parcel map of 12,415 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Rains County's boundary or name changed?
- Rains County was created in 1870 from Hopkins County, Hunt County, Van Zandt County and Wood County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 1 later change.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Rains County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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