Welcome to Narenta ...

Narenta is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Narenta is located in Delta County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Narenta, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Narenta is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Narenta lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Narenta (for example, toward Powers), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Narenta is located in the (906) area code.

Communities near Narenta ...

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

• Escanaba
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escanaba
  • Escanaba is located in Delta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Escanaba <4>
• Gladstone
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
  • Gladstone is located in Delta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladstone <4>
• Powers
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
  • Powers is located in Menominee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powers <4>
• Carney
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
  • Carney is located in Menominee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carney <4>
• Ford River
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford River
  • Ford River is located in Delta County
• Harris
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
  • Harris is located in Menominee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harris <4>
• Flat Rock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Flat Rock is located in Delta County
• Perronville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perronville
  • Perronville is located in Menominee County
• Wells
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
  • Wells is located in Delta County
• Larch
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larch
  • Larch is located in Delta County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Narenta ...

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

Adding Narenta to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Narenta 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 Narenta was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Narenta on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Narenta.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Delta County: www.deltacountymi.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/