Rainsboro, Ohio
Unincorporated community in Ohio, United States
![Official seal of Rainsboro, Ohio](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Seal_of_Highland_County_%28Ohio%29.svg/100px-Seal_of_Highland_County_%28Ohio%29.svg.png)
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Rainsboro is an unincorporated community in Paint Township, Highland County, Ohio, United States.[1]
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]
Gallery
- Rainsboro community sign
- Rainsboro Elementary School
- Looking west on U.S. Highway 50 in Rainsboro
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 September 15, 2014.
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1940). Ohio: The Ohio Guide. WPA. p. 509. ISBN 978-1-62376-034-2.
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Municipalities and communities of Highland County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Hillsboro
- Hillsboro
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- Greenfield‡
- Highland
- Leesburg
- Lynchburg‡
- Mowrystown
- Sardinia‡
- Sinking Spring
communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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39°13′12″N 83°25′20″W / 39.22007°N 83.42214°W / 39.22007; -83.42214
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