Do you know of Rena ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Rena. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Rena.<1>

Our sources for Rena (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Rena other than they indicate that Rena would be found somewhere in Putnam County, West Virginia.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1888 and closed  in 1907.

Communities Also Named Rena ...

We found three communities that share the name Rena.

Within West Virginia, the name Rena is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Arkansas
    • Crawford County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Rena [Crawford County].
  • North Carolina
    • Yadkin County
    • Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Rena [Yadkin County].
  • Washington
    • Clallam County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Rena [Clallam County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Rena ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Rena:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Rena - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Putnam County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Putnam County.