The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗In 1907, it was noted as a rapidly growing town 3 miles north of Cleveland, Mississippi with a saw mill that was served by the Yazoo & Mississippi Railroad. Monroe Work noted it among his listing of "Negro Towns and Settlements in the United States" in his Negro Yearbook series.
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Start Renova’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Renova’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Renova, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Renova is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Renova has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Downtown Cleveland Historic District in Cleveland, 2.2 miles away.
Renova and the nearest listed places
Closest to Renova
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.