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Welcome to Fourche a Renault ...

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

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

Fourche a Renault would have been located within present day Washington County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fourche a Renault, 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 Fourche a Renault is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The Area Codes where Fourche a Renault was located: 573 & 235<4>

Communities near Fourche a Renault ...

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

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

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

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

Adding Fourche a Renault to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fourche a Renault in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Fourche a Renault was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fourche a Renault.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fourche a Renault, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fourche a Renault - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Fourche a Renault area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Fourche a Renault area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
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