Welcome to Rend City ...
Rend City is located in Franklin County<1>.
Rend City is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Rend City lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Rend City: 618 & 730<3>
Communities near Rend City ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rend City.
- Herrin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- West Frankfort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
- Benton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Carterville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Du Quoin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Du Quoin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Quoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,591 people
- Johnston City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Christopher
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ina <4>
- Sesser
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Zeigler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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 Rend City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rend City.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rend City. 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 Rend City.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rend City. See our Newspapers Page for Rend City.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rend City ...
Looking for more information about Rend City? 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 Rend City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rend City.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rend City - 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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Rend City area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Rend City 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. |