Welcome to Rueter ...

Rueter is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Rueter is located in Taney County<1>.

The location of Rueter has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rueter, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Rueter is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Rueter lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Rueter: (417)

The ZIP code for Rueter: 65744<4>

Communities near Rueter ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rueter.

• Hollister
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollister
  • Hollister is located in Taney County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,607 people
• Forsyth
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forsyth
  • Forsyth is located in Taney County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forsyth <5>
• Merriam Woods
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merriam Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriam Woods
  • Merriam Woods is located in Taney County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,859 people
• Rockaway Beach
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockaway Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockaway Beach
  • Rockaway Beach is located in Taney County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockaway Beach <5>
• Diamond City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
  • Diamond City is located in Boone County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diamond City <5>
• Bull Creek
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bull Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Creek
  • Bull Creek is located in Taney County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
• Taneyville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taneyville
  • Taneyville is located in Taney County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
• Lead Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lead Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead Hill
  • Lead Hill is located in Boone County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lead Hill <5>
• Theodosia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodosia
  • Theodosia is located in Ozark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
• Kirbyville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirbyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirbyville
  • Kirbyville is located in Taney County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirbyville <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Rueter. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rueter.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rueter. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rueter.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rueter. See our Newspapers Page for Rueter.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rueter ...

Looking for more information about Rueter? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Rueter, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rueter.

Adding Rueter to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rueter in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Rueter was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Rueter post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rueter.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rueter. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Taney County: www.co.taney.mo.us/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/