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Welcome to Renfrew ...

Renfrew is located in the Idaho Panhandle.

Renfrew is located in Benewah County<1>.

Renfrew is 2,700 feet [823 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Renfrew is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Renfrew lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Renfrew, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Codes for Renfrew: 208 & 986<3>

Communities Also Named Renfrew ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Renfrew - they are located in Alberta, Massachusetts, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Pennsylvania and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Renfrew ...

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

  • Saint Maries
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bovill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Parkline
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Parkline is located in Benewah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkline
  • Emerald Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Emerald Creek is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Creek
  • Emida
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Emida is located in Benewah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emida
  • Clarkia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Joe
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Saint Joe is located in Benewah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joe
  • Calder
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Harvard
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Chatcolet
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Chatcolet is located in Benewah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatcolet

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Renfrew ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Benewah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Renfrew - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Renfrew area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Renfrew area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.