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Welcome to Renshaw ...

Renshaw is located in Yazoo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Renshaw, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Renshaw is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Renshaw lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Renshaw: 662 & 471<3>

Communities Also Named Renshaw ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Renshaw - it's located in Illinois.

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

Communities near Renshaw ...

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

  • Yazoo City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Yazoo City is located in Yazoo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yazoo City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
    • Former names for Yazoo City:
    • Hannan's Bluff
    • Manchester
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yazoo City <4>
  • Belzoni
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Bentonia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Silver City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Silver City is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Louise
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Louise is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
  • Eden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Eden is located in Yazoo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • Satartia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Satartia is located in Yazoo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satartia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
  • Dover ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Dover is located in Yazoo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Crump
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Crump is located in Yazoo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
  • Jonestown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jonestown is located in Yazoo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Renshaw ...

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

Adding Renshaw to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Renshaw 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 Renshaw was on a map titled Map of Mississippi (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Renshaw.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Yazoo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Renshaw - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Renshaw area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Renshaw area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.