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Renova

Ghost town · Angelina County, Texas

Diboll quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000)
Diboll quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1963, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Renova is a ghost town in Angelina County, Texas. It is one of 17 former communities in Angelina County on the federal names register. No county in Texas has more among the 165 Texas counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Renova as a historical populated place on the Diboll topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 31.2069° N, 94.8213° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDiboll
Elevation176 ft
Nearest living townDiboll, TX
Distance to it2.6 miles
GNIS feature ID2035000
Coordinates31.20685, -94.82132

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What's there now

Renova is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Diboll, TX (population 4,531), about 2.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 176 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Renova?

Renova is in Angelina County, Texas, at 31.2069, -94.8213.

How many ghost towns are in Angelina County?

Angelina County, Texas has 17 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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