Welcome to Rentz Ferry ...
Rentz Ferry is located in Choctaw County<1>.
Rentz Ferry is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Rentz Ferry lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Rentz Ferry ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rentz Ferry.
- Demopolis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Linden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Thomaston
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Thomaston is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Sweet Water
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Pennington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pennington is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Providence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Providence is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Dayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dayton is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Half Acre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Half Acre is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
- Former names for Half Acre:
- Hell's Half Acre
- Luther's Store
- Pin Hook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pin Hook is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
- Tompkinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
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 Rentz Ferry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rentz Ferry.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rentz Ferry. 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 Rentz Ferry.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rentz Ferry. See our Newspapers Page for Rentz Ferry.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rentz Ferry ...
Looking for more information about Rentz Ferry? 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 Rentz Ferry, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rentz Ferry.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Choctaw, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rentz Ferry - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |