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Renner Corner’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Renner Corner is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States. Its population was 347 as of the 2020 census. The community is located along South Dakota Highway 115, north of Sioux Falls.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 305 to 347 (+14%). Half of its homes were built before 1979.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Renner Corner yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Renner Corner, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Renner Corner is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Renner Corner has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Renner Lutheran Sanctuary in Mapleton, 1 miles away.

Renner Corner and the nearest listed places

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Renner Lutheran SanctuaryRenner Ball ParkWillow Grove FarmSouth Dakota Dept. of Trans. Bridge No. 50-196-104Slip Up Creek HomesteadSouth Dakota Department of Transportation Bridge No. 50-193-086

Closest to Renner Corner

Renner Lutheran SanctuaryMapleton · Building1miRenner Ball ParkMapleton · Built 19211.4miWillow Grove FarmSverdrup · District2.6miSouth Dakota Dept. of Trans. Bridge No. 50-196-104Sverdrup · Structure3.5miSlip Up Creek HomesteadSverdrup · District4.7mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Renner Lutheran Sanctuary’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Renner Corner?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Renner Corner’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Mapleton📜 Sverdrup📜 Brandon📜 Crooks
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