Welcome to Rentchler ...

Rentchler is located in Saint Clair County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rentchler, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Rentchler is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Rentchler: (618)

Communities near Rentchler ...

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

• Saint Louis
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
  • Saint Louis is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 297,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Louis <4>
• Belleville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
  • Belleville is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belleville <4>
• O'Fallon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon
  • O'Fallon is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,606 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Fallon <4>
• East Saint Louis
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Saint Louis
  • East Saint Louis is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Saint Louis <4>
• Collinsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
  • Collinsville is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <4>
• Fairview Heights
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Heights
  • Fairview Heights is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview Heights <4>
• Cahokia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahokia
  • Cahokia is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cahokia <4>
• Shiloh
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
  • Shiloh is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,653 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shiloh <4>
• Swansea
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swansea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swansea
  • Swansea is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,276 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swansea <4>
• Glen Carbon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Carbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Carbon
  • Glen Carbon is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Carbon <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 Rentchler. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rentchler.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rentchler. 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 Rentchler.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rentchler ...

Looking for more information about Rentchler? 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 Rentchler, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rentchler.

Adding Rentchler to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rentchler in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rentchler was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Rentchler post office opened in 1872.

We also found Rentchler in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rentchler.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Clair County: www.co.st-clair.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov