Welcome to Renova ...

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

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

Renova would have been located within present day Mower County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Renova, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Renova is 1,380 feet [421 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Renova was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Renova would have been located in the (507) area code.

Communities Also Named Renova ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Renova - they are located in Mississippi, Montana and Texas.

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

Communities near Renova ...

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

• Austin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Austin is located in Mower County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <4>
• Stewartville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
  • Stewartville is located in Olmsted County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewartville <4>
• Spring Valley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Spring Valley is located in Fillmore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <4>
• Blooming Prairie
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blooming Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Prairie
  • Blooming Prairie is located in Steele County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blooming Prairie <4>
• Hayfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayfield
  • Hayfield is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayfield <4>
• Grand Meadow
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Meadow
  • Grand Meadow is located in Mower County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Meadow <4>
• Adams
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Adams is located in Mower County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <4>
• Brownsdale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsdale
  • Brownsdale is located in Mower County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsdale <4>
• Racine
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
  • Racine is located in Mower County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Racine <4>
• Lyle
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyle have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
  • Lyle is located in Mower County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyle <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 Renova. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Renova.

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

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

Adding Renova to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Renova 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 Renova was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Renova post office opened in 1890.

We also found Renova in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Renova.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Mower County: www.co.mower.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/