Welcome to Renix ...

So far, we found very little information about Renix. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Renix to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Renix, please Contact Us.

Renix would have been located within present day Allegany County<2>.

The location of Renix has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Renix, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Renix is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Renix was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Renix still existed, it would have been in the (301) & (240)<5> area codes.

Communities near Renix ...

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

• Cumberland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,131 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <6>
• Frostburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frostburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostburg
  • Frostburg is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,465 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frostburg <6>
• Keyser
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyser
  • Keyser is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,863 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keyser <6>
• Meyersdale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyersdale
  • Meyersdale is located in Somerset County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meyersdale <6>
• Westernport
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westernport
  • Westernport is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westernport <6>
• Romney
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
  • Romney is located in Hampshire County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romney <6>
• Lonaconing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonaconing
  • Lonaconing is located in Allegany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,096 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lonaconing <6>
• Carpendale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpendale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
  • Carpendale is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
• Grantsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
  • Grantsville is located in Garrett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <6>
• Piedmont
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
  • Piedmont is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <6>

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 Renix. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Renix.

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

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

Adding Renix to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Renix in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Renix was on a map titled Map of Maryland (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Renix.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Allegany County: www.gov.allconet.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/