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Welcome to Renno ...

Renno is located in Laurens County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Renno, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Renno is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Renno lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Renno: 864 & 821<3>

Communities near Renno ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Renno ...

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

Adding Renno to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Renno 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 Renno was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Renno post office opened in 1891.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Renno.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Laurens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Renno - 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 864 code has been Overlayed with the 821 area code. New phone numbers in the Renno area will be assigned with one of these codes: 864 or 821. As a result, placing a call in the Renno 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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/