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History · Rennerdale

Rennerdale’s post office opened in 1906, and 25% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1904 on.

1906first post office
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How Rennerdale began

When was Rennerdale founded?

1906

The Rennerdale post office opened in 1906, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 1,103120 years
Founding year: the first Rennerdale post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Rennerdale’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Rennerdale are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19045 editions of the USGS map, 1904 to 1990. Watch Rennerdale change.Old housesHalf of Rennerdale’s homes were built before 1959.
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On the map

Rennerdale on the map, 1904 to 1990

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Rennerdale. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Rennerdale on the 1904 USGS mapRennerdale on the 1953 USGS mapRennerdale on the 1960 USGS mapRennerdale on the 1979 USGS mapRennerdale on the 1990 USGS map1904Carnegie sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Rennerdale.

The story

How Rennerdale came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Rennerdale.

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An early settler of this region was James Ewing, who arrived in 1770 and built a grist mill on Robinson's Run. Gabriel Walker and Isaac Walker, Scots-Irish brothers from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, arrived in 1772. Gabriel Walker's household was raided by a British-aligned Native American war party in 1782. Walker's Mills, the village east of Rennerdale, is named for Isaac Walker. Between 1760 and 1790, Gabriel Walker built a log cabin about 2 miles (3 km) northwest of present-day Rennerdale; today known as the Walker-Ewing Log House, the structure still stands. In 1976, it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Many Walkers have continued to live in the area up to the present day.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Rennerdale

Nobody well known was born in Rennerdale itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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John KasichAmerican politician and former television host · b. 1952
Billy MaysEuropean-American salesperson · b. 1958
Mike DitkaAmerican football player, coach, and television… · b. 1939
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Jay LivingstonAmerican composer and singer · b. 1915
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Jeff SmithAmerican cartoonist · b. 1960
Damar HamlinAmerican football player · b. 1998

Questions about Rennerdale’s history

What year was Rennerdale founded?

The Rennerdale post office opened in 1906, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikipedia and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.