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Welcome to Reynolds ...

Reynolds is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Reynolds is located in Dallas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Reynolds, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

Reynolds is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Reynolds: 417

Communities Also Named Reynolds ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Reynolds: This one is located in Dallas County and the other is located in Reynolds County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 39 communities that are also named Reynolds - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas, California (3), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2), Texas (3), Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Reynolds ...

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

  • Bolivar
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Buffalo
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Fair Grove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Hope
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Urbana
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Morrisville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Halfway
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Halfway is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
  • Louisburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Louisburg is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Goodnight
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Goodnight is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
    • Estimated population in 2019: 18 people
    • Goodnight has also been known as:
    • Goodnight village
  • Goodson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Goodson is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Reynolds ...

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

Adding Reynolds to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Reynolds in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Reynolds was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Reynolds post office opened in 1891. The Reynolds post office closed in 1897.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Reynolds.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Dallas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Reynolds - 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/