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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 Renno (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 Renno. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.

Renno is located in Laurens County.

To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Laurens County: Abbeville, Anderson, Greenville, Greenwood, Newberry, Spartanburg & Union.

Below are the counties that are near Renno. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Renno:

  • Laurens County     (The home county of Renno)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Renno, with the one closest to Renno listed first.
    • Joanna
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kinards
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Clinton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Tylersville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
      • Tylersville is located in Laurens County
    • Mountville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in Laurens County
    • Laurens
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Cross Hill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cold Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
      • Cold Point is located in Laurens County
    • Waterloo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Anglers Haven
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anglers Haven
      • Anglers Haven is located in Laurens County
    • Ekom
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
      • Ekom is located in Laurens County
  • Abbeville County
    • Ware Shoals
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Chester County
    • Cabal
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
      • Cabal is located in Chester County
  • Fairfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Renno, with the one closest to Renno listed first.
    • Blair
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Monticello
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in Fairfield County
    • Jenkinsville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenville County
    • Fountain Inn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Renno, with the one closest to Renno listed first.
    • Coronaca
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coronaca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coronaca
      • Coronaca is located in Greenwood County
    • Ninety Six
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Springdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
      • Springdale is located in Greenwood County
    • Cokesbury
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cokesbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokesbury
      • Cokesbury is located in Greenwood County
    • Fairforest
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairforest
      • Fairforest is located in Greenwood County
    • Grendel Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grendel Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grendel Village
      • Grendel Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Greenwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenwood Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
      • Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Hodges
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mathews Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mathews Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Village
      • Mathews Village is located in Greenwood County
    • Panola Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panola Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Village
      • Panola Village is located in Greenwood County
  • Newberry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Renno, with the one closest to Renno listed first.
    • Whitmire
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Smyrna
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Newberry
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Silverstreet
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Union
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Newberry County
    • Glymphville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glymphville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
      • Glymphville is located in Newberry County
    • Chappells
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Old Town Ferry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Ferry
      • Old Town Ferry is located in Newberry County
    • Prosperity
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pomaria
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Slighs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
      • Slighs is located in Newberry County
    • Little Mountain
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Saluda County
    • Hickory Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
      • Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
  • Spartanburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Renno, with the one closest to Renno listed first.
    • Cross Anchor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Enoree
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodruff
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Pauline
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Crescent
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
      • Crescent is located in Spartanburg County
    • Green Pond
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
      • Green Pond is located in Spartanburg County
    • Moore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pacolet
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacolet
      • Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacolet <1>
    • White Stone
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Camp Croft
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Croft
      • Camp Croft is located in Spartanburg County
    • Central Pacolet
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Pacolet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Pacolet
      • Central Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Pacolet Mills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Renno, with the one closest to Renno listed first.
    • Sartor Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sartor Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartor Town
      • Sartor Town is located in Union County
    • Bishop Town ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishop Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Town
      • Bishop Town is located in Union County
    • Red Town ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Town
      • Red Town is located in Union County
    • Tuckertown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
      • Tuckertown is located in Union County
    • Colerain
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colerain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
      • Colerain is located in Union County
    • Buffalo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Union
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Carlisle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Bonham
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
      • Bonham is located in Union County
    • Jonesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Bailey Town ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
      • Bailey Town is located in Union County
    • Lockhart
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Renno, see our County-by-County Page for Renno.

Newspapers Published in Renno ...

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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Renno.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Renno, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Renno.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites 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 Renno:

Cemeteries Near Renno ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Renno.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Renno covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Renno, with the one closest to Renno listed first.

  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
  • Duncan Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duncan Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duncan Creek Cemetery
  • Hurricane Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurricane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurricane Cemetery
  • Springfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springfield Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • Flinthill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flinthill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flinthill Cemetery
  • Dillard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dillard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dillard Cemetery
  • Rosemont Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Sharon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sharon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sharon Cemetery
  • Continue List   (326 more) ...
    • Spring Hill AME Zion Church
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Clinton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Clinton Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Clinton City Cemetery
      • First Presbyterian Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clinton Cemetery
    • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Renno had a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Renno, with the one closest to Renno listed first.

  • Dover ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Laurens County
  • Huntington ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
    • Huntington is located in Laurens County
  • Kinards
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Clinton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Gary
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
    • Gary is located in Newberry County
  • Whitmire
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Sedalia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
    • Sedalia is located in Union County
  • Milton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Milton is located in Laurens County
  • Jalapa
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jalapa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jalapa
    • Jalapa is located in Newberry County
  • Cross Keys
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Keys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
    • Cross Keys is located in Union County
  • Tylersville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
    • Tylersville is located in Laurens County
  • Cross Anchor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Goshen Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Hill
      • Goshen Hill is located in Union County
    • Delta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
      • Delta is located in Union County
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in Laurens County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Renno. See our List of 1890's Communities around Renno.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Renno. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Laurens County: www.laurenscountysc.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Renno) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Renno. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4729, Longitude: -81.7692    
<4>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.
<5>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 Renno, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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