Welcome to Renfroe ...

Renfroe is located in Talladega County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Renfroe, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Renfroe is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Renfroe (for example, toward Ephesus (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities Also Named Renfroe ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Renfroe - they are located in Georgia and Mississippi.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Renfroe.

Communities near Renfroe ...

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

• Talladega
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega
  • Talladega is located in Talladega County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talladega <4>
• Pell City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pell City
  • Pell City is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pell City <4>
• Sylacauga
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylacauga
  • Sylacauga is located in Talladega County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,939 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylacauga <4>
• Lincoln
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Talladega County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <4>
• Childersburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childersburg
  • Childersburg is located in Talladega County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Childersburg <4>
• Riverside
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <4>
• Vincent
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
  • Vincent is located in Saint Clair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,223 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vincent <4>
• Westover
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
  • Westover is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
• Harpersville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersville
  • Harpersville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,748 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harpersville <4>
• Munford
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munford
  • Munford is located in Talladega County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 1,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munford <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 Renfroe. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Renfroe.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Renfroe ...

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

Adding Renfroe to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Renfroe 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 Renfroe was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Renfroe post office opened in 1880.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Renfroe.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/