Welcome to Rend City ...

Rend City is located in Franklin County<1>.

The location of Rend City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Rend City is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Rend City lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Rend City is located in the (618) area code.

Communities near Rend City ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rend City.

• Herrin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin
  • Herrin is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herrin <4>
• West Frankfort
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
  • West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
• Benton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Benton is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <4>
• Carterville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
  • Carterville is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carterville <4>
• Du Quoin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Quoin
  • Du Quoin is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,591 people
• Johnston City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston City
  • Johnston City is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnston City <4>
• Christopher
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christopher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher
  • Christopher is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christopher <4>
• Ina
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
  • Ina is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ina <4>
• Sesser
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sesser
  • Sesser is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sesser <4>
• Zeigler
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zeigler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeigler
  • Zeigler is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zeigler <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Rend City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rend City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rend City. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rend City.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rend City. See our Newspapers Page for Rend City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rend City ...

Looking for more information about Rend City? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Rend City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rend City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rend City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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