The following are different publications available microfilm or books that have been published regarding Rains County.
 

Books available from the Rains County Genealogical Society

 Rains County History, c1980 by Rains County Historical Commission

 Rains County, Texas, Cemetery Inscriptions, c1995 by Elaine Nall Bay;
                                                          published by Newhouse Publications  2 Vol.
                                                         Write to:
                                                          Newhouse Publications
                                                          808 N. 8th
                                                          Honey Grove, TX. 75446

1880 First Census of Rains County Census, c1995 by Hopkins County Genealogical Society

1880 first census of Rain County, Texas, created 1870 / Davis, Frat Edward  c2000

1912 Rains County LEADER abstracts, c1999 by Elaine Nall Bay, published by Heritage Books Inc.
Abstracts of Selected Rains County, Texas, Newspapers, 1890-1939, c1999 by Elaine Nall Bay,
             published by Heritage Books, Inc.
Rains County, Texas school census, 1936-1939  Elaine Nall Bay
These three are AVAILABLE FROM   http://www.heritagebooks.com/
 

In Their Footsteps: a History of Hopkins and Rains County, Texas and Families with Relatives Buried in the Clifton Cemetery, Rains County. [Naples, Tex.]: Clifton Cemetery Association, c1992.

Inventory of County Records Rains County Courthouse, Emory, Texas. Douglas M Ferrier
Austin, Tex Texas State Library, 1975.

Rains County, Texas Marriage Records, Books 1 & 2 [1879-1900]. June Applen [St. Louis, Mo.: Frances Terry Ingmire, c1981]

Cemetery Inscriptions Rains County, Texas, June Applen [St. Louis, Mo.: Frances Terry Ingmire, c1981]

Cemeteries from the files of June E Tuck   includes records for Clifton and Doughtery Cemeteries

Early days in Texas and Rains County, W O Hebison, [Garland, Tex.: The Lost & Found, 1977]

From HERITAGE QUEST --- (haven't dealt with these folks, and do not know anything about them--order microfilm,
the microfilm number is the number  at the beginning.)

M123-99  Texas 1890 Veterans & Widows of Veterans Census Schedules: Anderson, Angelina, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Chambers, Cherokee, Delta, Fannin, Franklin, Galveston, Gregg, Harris, Harrison, Henderson, Hopkins, Houston, Hunt, Jefferson, Lamar, Liberty, Marion, Montgomery, Morris, Nacogdoches, Newton, Orange, Panola, Polk, Rains, Red River, Rusk, Sabine, San Jacinto, Shelby, Smith, Titus, Trinity, Tyler, Upshur, Van Zandt, Walker, and Wood Counties.

T623-1665  Texas 1900 Federal Census: Polk (cont'd: ED 66, sheet 21-end), Potter, Randall, Presidio, Rains, Red River, and Reeves Counties.

T624-1584  Texas 1910 Federal Census: Parker, Rains, Randall, Refugio, San Saba, and Schleicher Counties.

T625-1840  Texas 1920 Federal Census: Polk, Rains, Roberts, Presidio, Randall, Reeves, and Refugio Counties.

T626-2384  Texas 1930 Federal Census: Potter and Rains Counties.

T9-1323  Texas 1880 Federal Census: Parker (cont 136/37 - end), Pecos, Polk, Potter, Presidio, Rains, and Red River (begin - 103/46) Counties.

Census Records from S & K Publications:  Folks can join together and order these census records for Rains County.  A copy will automatically be sent to the USGenWeb, and will be available to this site.......or you can get censuses for other states and counties.

 

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