Emory in Rains County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Rains County

Photographed by Mansfieldphoto.com, December 14, 2025

1. Rains County Marker

Inscription.
One of the earlier areas of Texas to be settled. J. H. Hooker, first known settler, built a grist mill on the Sabine River here in the 1840s.

Emigrants from the Old South came in after 1840, although the county was not created until 1870. The name honors pioneer Emory Rains (1800-1878). He served as Senator in 8th Legislature from district out of which this county was later carved and had a long public service career.

Rains County is known as the birthplace of the Farmers Cooperative and Educational Union of America, founded in 1904.

Erected 1970 by State Historical Survey Committee. (Marker Number 10860.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1840.

Location. 32° 52.473′ N, 95° 45.904′ W. Marker is in Emory, Texas, in Rains County. It is at the intersection of Quitman Street (Farm to Market Road 2795) and North Texas Street (State Route 19), on the right when traveling west on Quitman Street. On lawn of Rains County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 167 Quitman Street, Emory TX 75440, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Rains County Courthouse (a few steps from this marker); Near Offices of "Rains County Leader" (within shouting distance of this marker); Emory United Methodist Church

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(about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Amis House (about 600 feet away); a different marker also named Rains County (approx. ¼ mile away); Emory Rains (approx. 0.3 miles away); Ambrose Fitzgerald (approx. half a mile away); Site of Fraser Brick Company (approx. 2.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Emory.

Also see . . . Texas State Historical Association on Rains County. (Submitted on September 7, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 1, 2019

2. Rains County Marker

Rains County Marker at the Rains County Courthouse. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 1, 2019

3. Rains County Marker at the Rains County Courthouse.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 24, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 7, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 607 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 24, 2026, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. 2, 3. submitted on September 7, 2019, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.