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Rainelle, WV

Rainelle, West Virginia
Town
Motto: "A Town Built to Carry On"
Location of Rainelle, West Virginia
Location of Rainelle, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°58′11″N 80°46′2″W / 37.96972°N 80.76722°W / 37.96972; -80.76722Coordinates: 37°58′11″N 80°46′2″W / 37.96972°N 80.76722°W / 37.96972; -80.76722
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Greenbrier
Incorporated April 25, 1913
Government
 • Type City/Town
 • Mayor Andrea "Andy" Pendleton
 • Council Ron Fleshman, Howard Randy Pendleton, David Spitzer, Monica S. Venable, Gary Harris
Area
 • Total 1.11 sq mi (2.87 km2)
 • Land 1.11 sq mi (2.87 km2)
 • Water 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation 2,405 ft (733 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,505
 • Estimate (2012) 1,491
 • Density 1,355.9/sq mi (523.5/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Zip code(s) 25962
Area code(s) 304/681
FIPS code 54-66652
GNIS feature ID 1555435
Website http://www.rainelle-wv.com

Rainelle is a small town on the western edge of Greenbrier County, West Virginia, in the United States. It sits at the base of Sewell Mountain and Sims Mountain, and is bisected by the Meadow River. The only means of transportation to and from Rainelle are roads; primarily US 60 and WV 20, which merge on the west end of the town, and the James River and Kanawha Turnpike, which enters from the south. The population was 1,505 at the 2010 census.

Rainelle was named for the Raine family. Thomas and his brother John Raine moved there from Pennsylvania in 1906 to harvest a large stand of hardwoods for building homes, etc. Their Meadow River Lumber Company operated for 60 years, and at one time was the largest hardwood sawmill in the world. In 1970, the owners sold it to Georgia-Pacific Corporation, which tore it down in 1975.

The Midland Trail, now part of U.S. Route 60, runs through the town.

The town was devastated during the 2016 West Virginia flood.

Rainelle is located at 37°58′11″N 80°46′2″W / 37.96972°N 80.76722°W / 37.96972; -80.76722 (37.969639, -80.767210).


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