Renner, Dallas, Texas

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"Renner" redirects here. For the small town in Indiana, see Renner, Indiana.

Renner is a section of Dallas, Texas within southwestern Collin County that was once its own community.

The namesake of the community, John A. Renner, developed townsites along the Cotton Belt line. A post office appeared in 1888.

In 1983 the city of Dallas annexed Renner.[1]

AT&T's Renner switch includes several exchanges that now serve North Dallas but that once served the community of Renner. For example, the current "733" exchange was originally "Renner 3" or simply "RE3."

[edit] Education

Renner is within the Plano Independent School District. The area is zoned to:[2]

Dallas Public Library operates the Renner Frankford Branch Library.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Small towns disappearing across North Texas prairie," Denton Record-Chronicle
  2. ^ "Map of Plano West Senior High Feeder Schools." Plano Independent School District.

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