Rainsburg in Bedford County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Rainsburg

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Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, March 20, 2016

1. Rainsburg Marker

Inscription. Named for Pioneer Hunter John Rains
Founded
1800

Erected by Pennsylvania Department of Highways.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Keystone Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1800.

Location. 39° 53.984′ N, 78° 31.027′ W. Marker is in Rainsburg, Pennsylvania, in Bedford County. It is on Main Road (Pennsylvania Route 326) south of Sherry Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bedford PA 15522, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania and in the Laurel Highlands.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Black Spring (approx. 5.7 miles away); Forbes Road (approx. 6.6 miles away); Iron Spring & Wedding Grotto (approx. 6.7 miles away); Bedford Springs Historic District (approx. 6.7 miles away); Bedford Springs (approx. 6.7 miles away); Buffalo Mills Honor Roll (approx. 7.6 miles away); Charles McDowell (approx. 8 miles away); SW Boundary Original Survey of Bedford (approx. 8 miles away).

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, March 20, 2016

2. Rainsburg Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 30, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 30, 2025, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 87 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 30, 2025, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.