Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Rennert (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Rennert. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Rennert is located in Robeson County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Robeson County: Bladen, Columbus, Cumberland, Hoke, Scotland, Dillon (SC) & Marlboro (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Rennert. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rennert:
- Robeson County (The home county of Rennert)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rennert, with the one closest to Rennert listed first.
- Rex
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rex is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Shannon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shannon is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Lumber Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lumber Bridge is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Red Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Saint Pauls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Philadelphus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Philadelphus is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphus
- Parkton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saddletree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Saddletree is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddletree
- Rozier Siding ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rozier Siding is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rozier Siding
- Barker Ten Mile
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Barker Ten Mile is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Ten Mile
- Prospect
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Lowe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lowe is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rennert, with the one closest to Rennert listed first.
- Tar Heel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jerome
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jerome is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- White Oak
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Butters
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Butters is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
- Dublin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dublin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Ruskin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Ruskin is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
- Bladenboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Yorick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Yorick is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorick
- Ammon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ammon is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Abbottsburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
- Elizabethtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rennert, with the one closest to Rennert listed first.
- Boardman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Boardman is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Evergreen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Evergreen is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rennert, with the one closest to Rennert listed first.
- Timberlake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Timberlake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Ardulusa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ardulusa is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardulusa
- Hope Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Highland Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Kingsford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsford is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsford
- Williams Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Village
- Bonnie Doone
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Fayetteville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Judson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Judson is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson
- Holly Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Fort Bragg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Harnett County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rennert, with the one closest to Rennert listed first.
- Overhills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Overhills is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overhills
- Twin Lakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Twin Lakes is located in Harnett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Hoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rennert, with the one closest to Rennert listed first.
- Dundarrach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dundarrach is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundarrach
- Gold Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gold Hill is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Rockfish
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rockfish is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Raeford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bowmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bowmore is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmore
- Silver City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Timberland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Timberland is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberland
- Five Points
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Ashley Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ashley Heights is located in Hoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Heights
- Moore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rennert, with the one closest to Rennert listed first.
- Mount Pleasant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Aberdeen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Springs is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Springs
- Pinebluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rennert, with the one closest to Rennert listed first.
- Hoffman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hoffman is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 571 people
- Marston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marston is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Sampson County
- Autryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Autryville is located in Sampson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Scotland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rennert, with the one closest to Rennert listed first.
- Crump Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Crump Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Town
- New Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Wagram
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- East Laurinburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- East Laurinburg is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laurinburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Laurinburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hasty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Hasty is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Richmond Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Richmond Mill is located in Scotland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Mill
- Laurel Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gibson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Dillon County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rennert, with the one closest to Rennert listed first.
- Oakland Crossroads
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland Crossroads is located in Dillon County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Crossroads
- Hamer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Little Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Minturn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marlboro County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rennert, with the one closest to Rennert listed first.
- Red Bluff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bluff is located in Marlboro County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- McColl
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rennert, see our County-by-County Page for Rennert.
Cemeteries Near Rennert ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rennert.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Rennert - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rennert covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rennert, with the one closest to Rennert listed first.
- Toller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wellington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ausley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- McKinsey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Condly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Collins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- McNeill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cobb Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McKinnon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Community Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alloway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oxendine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (327 more) ...
- Lowry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Maynor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fisher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Rennert in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rennert.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rennert, with the one closest to Rennert listed first.
- Shannon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shannon is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Lumber Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lumber Bridge is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber Bridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Red Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Philadelphus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Philadelphus is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphus
- Buie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buie is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buie
- Saint Pauls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Saddletree
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Saddletree is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddletree
- Moss Neck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Moss Neck is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Neck
- Roslin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roslin is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslin
- Wakulla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wakulla is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakulla
- Pates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pates is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pates
- Pembroke
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lowe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lowe is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Red Banks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Banks is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Banks
- Howellsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Howellsville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howellsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rennert. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rennert.
Newspapers Published in Rennert ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 24 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rennert.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rennert, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rennert.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Rennert:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Robeson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Columbus County
- Cumberland County
- Harnett County
- Hoke County
- Moore County
- Richmond County
- Sampson County
- Scotland County
- Dillon County
- Marlboro County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rennert) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | 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 Rennert, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |