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— Potts & Collins, 2005 Pantherophis emoryi , commonly known as the Great Plains rat snake , is a species of non venomous rat snake in the family Colubridae . The species is native to the central part of the United States , from Missouri to Nebraska , to Colorado , south to Texas , and into northern Mexico .
Emory is a city in Rains County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,239 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Rains County. [4] Previously known as Springville, the city and county are named after Emory Rains, who was a legislator from the area. Rains was the author of the Homestead Law of Texas, which was later used as a model ...
Rains County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 12,164. [2] Its seat is Emory. [3] The county (and county seat) are named for Emory Rains, a Texas state legislator. In 1970, Recorded Texas Historic Landmark Number 10860 was placed in the county courthouse lawn. [4]
This is intended to be a complete list of properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Rains County, Texas. There are four properties listed on the National Register in the county including one site that is both a State Antiquities Landmark and a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark .
Pottsville is within the Hamilton Independent School District.The Pottsville Independent School District merged into the Hamilton district on July 1, 1989. [7] Its first school was founded in 1876 and remained operational in 1986.
Judge James G. Thompson and Mr. James Archer Potts both owned large ranches at the future site of Pottsboro, before its inception. [5]Pottsboro was established in 1876 by James A. Potts, a pioneer settler who donated land for a town and a right-of-way so the Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad would extend its tracks westward from Denison to his settlement.
Rains Independent School District is a public school district based in Emory, Texas . In addition to Emory, the district serves most of Rains County, including the cities of Point and East Tawakoni. In 2009, the school district was rated "recognized" by the Texas Education Agency. [1]
State Highway 276 (SH 276) is a Texas state highway that runs from Rockwall east to Emory. This route was designated on July 25, 1960, between Rockwall and Quinlan, replacing FM 1143 and part of FM 35. SH 276 was extended to its current terminus on October 25, 1990, replacing most of FM 35.