Renous proper, and the river is probably named for a Micmac chief, Sock Renou.[1]
Renous-Quarryville is 5 kilometres east of Miramichi River Valley where the majority of students attend school, although many also attend Millerton school.
On March 30, 2019, the Tom Donovan Arena in Renous was named 2019 winner of the Kraft Hockeyville national contest, with a $250,000 prize for arena upgrades and an NHL pre-season game to be played in the area on September 18, 2019. On that date, the Montreal Canadiens faced the Florida Panthers.[3] Said game had taken place in the city of Bathurst, about an hour away.