Welcome to Rena ...
Rena is located in Clallam County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Rena, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.
Rena is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Rena lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Rena: 360 & 564<3>
Communities Also Named Rena ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Rena - they are located in Arkansas, North Carolina and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rena.
Communities near Rena ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rena.
- Port Angeles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Angeles
- Port Angeles is located in Clallam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,381 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Angeles <4>
- Port Townsend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Townsend
- Port Townsend is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,973 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Townsend <4>
- Sequim
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequim
- Sequim is located in Clallam County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,780 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sequim <4>
- Old Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Bell Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Little Oklahoma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oklahoma
- Little Oklahoma is located in Clallam County
- Port Williams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Port Williams. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
- Port Williams is located in Clallam County
- Blyn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blyn
- Blyn is located in Clallam County
- Gardiner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardiner
- Gardiner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardiner <4>
- Adelma Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelma Beach
- Adelma Beach is located in Jefferson County
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 Rena. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rena.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rena. 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 Rena.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rena. See our Newspapers Page for Rena.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rena ...
Looking for more information about Rena? 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 Rena, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rena.
Adding Rena to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Rena in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rena was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Rena post office opened in 1891.
We also found Rena in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Rena.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rena. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Clallam County: www.clallam.net/
The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Clallam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rena - 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 360 code has been Overlayed with the 564 area code. New phone numbers in the Rena area will be assigned with one of these codes: 360 or 564. As a result, placing a call in the Rena 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> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |