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Welcome to Renfro Valley ...

Renfro Valley is located in Rockcastle County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Renfro Valley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1940.

A typical abbreviation for Renfro Valley: Renfro Vly. (or less commonly used: Renfro Vally. or Renfro Vlly.)

Renfro Valley is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Renfro Valley lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Renfro Valley and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Renfro Valley: 606

The ZIP code for Renfro Valley: 40473<3>

Communities near Renfro Valley ...

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

  • Berea
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Berea is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berea <4>
  • Brodhead
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Crab Orchard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • McKee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Eubank
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Livingston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Conway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Conway is located in Rockcastle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Mullins
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
  • Gum Sulphur
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Gum Sulphur is located in Rockcastle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Sulphur
  • Ottawa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Ottawa is located in Rockcastle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Renfro Valley ...

Looking for more information about Renfro Valley? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Renfro Valley, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Renfro Valley.

Adding Renfro Valley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Renfro Valley 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 (so far) for Renfro Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Renfro Valley post office opened in 1940.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Renfro Valley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Rockcastle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Renfro Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Renfro Valley). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Renfro Valley or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/