Historic Courthouses in
Rains County, Texas

Rains County Courthouse (Built: 1908 in Emory, TX)
Active Courthouse
Rains County Courthouse (Built: 1884 in Emory, TX)
gone/burned, vault in 1908
Rains County Courthouse (Built: 1871 in Emory, TX)
gone/burned 11/20/1879
The discovery of oil in 1901 near Beaumont, Texas, sparked an oil boom that transformed the state's economy and led to the rise of the modern petroleum industry.
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