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Welcome to Renick ...

Renick is located in Clark County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Renick, 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.

Renick is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Renick, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Renick: 859

Communities Also Named Renick ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Renick - they are located in Missouri, Ohio and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Renick ...

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

  • Lexington - Fayette
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Lexington - Fayette is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington - Fayette
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 324,735 people
  • Winchester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Paris
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Paris is located in Bourbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,719 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <3>
  • Mount Sterling
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Camargo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Camargo is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
  • Millersburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • North Middletown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • North Middletown is located in Bourbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Middletown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
  • Sharpsburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Sharpsburg is located in Bath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
  • Stony Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Stony Point is located in Bourbon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
  • Avon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Avon is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Renick ...

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

Adding Renick to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Renick.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Renick - 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.