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Welcome to Rea ...

Rea is located in Monroe County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rea, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

Rea is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Rea lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Rea: 734

Communities Also Named Rea ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Rea - they are located in Idaho, Iowa, Manitoba, Missouri, Ontario and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rea.

Communities near Rea ...

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

  • Adrian
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Ypsilanti
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Sylvania
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Monroe
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Saline
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Saline is located in Washtenaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saline
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,350 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saline <3>
  • Tecumseh
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Milan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Belleville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Blissfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Carleton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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 Rea. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rea.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rea. 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 Rea.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rea ...

Looking for more information about Rea? 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 Rea, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rea.

Adding Rea to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rea 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 (so far) for Rea was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Rea post office opened in 1886. The Rea post office closed in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rea.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rea - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/