Welcome to Renner ...

So far, we found very little information about Renner. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Renner to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Renner, please Contact Us.

Renner would have been located within present day Blackford County<2>.

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

While the community is gone, the present day location for Renner is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Renner was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Renner was located: 765

Communities Also Named Renner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Renner - they are located in Ohio, South Dakota and Texas.

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

Communities near Renner ...

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

• Muncie
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muncie
  • Muncie is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muncie <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Muncie
  • From Renner to Muncie
• Marion
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Marion
  • From Renner to Marion
• Yorktown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorktown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
  • Yorktown is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yorktown <4>
• Gas City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gas City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas City
  • Gas City is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,698 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gas City <4>
• Hartford City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford City
  • Hartford City is located in Blackford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford City <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hartford City
  • From Renner to Hartford City
• Alexandria
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexandria have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <4>
• Upland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
  • Upland is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Upland <4>
• Fairmount
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
  • Fairmount is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmount <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fairmount
  • From Renner to Fairmount
• Dunkirk
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunkirk have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
  • Dunkirk is located in Jay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunkirk <4>
• Albany
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albany have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <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 Renner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Renner.

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

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

Adding Renner to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Renner on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Renner.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Blackford County: www.blackfordcounty.com/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov