Welcome to Renno ...

Renno is located in Laurens County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Renno, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

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

The area code for Renno: (864)

Communities near Renno ...

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

• Newberry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
  • Newberry is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newberry <3>
• Laurens
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurens
  • Laurens is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurens <3>
• Clinton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <3>
• Union
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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  • Union is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <3>
• Whitmire
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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  • Whitmire is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,449 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitmire <3>
• Cross Hill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Hill
  • Cross Hill is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Hill <3>
• Carlisle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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  • Carlisle is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <3>
• Waterloo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <3>
• Silverstreet
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverstreet
  • Silverstreet is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverstreet <3>
• Joanna
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joanna
  • Joanna is located in Laurens County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joanna <3>

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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Renno on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Renno.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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/