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Welcome to Reynolda ...

Reynolda is located in Forsyth County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Reynolda, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.

Reynolda is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Reynolda: 336 & 743<3>

Communities near Reynolda ...

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

  • High Point
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Kernersville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Clemmons
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lewisville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Oak Ridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • King
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • King is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,912 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King <4>
  • Stokesdale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Walkertown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Midway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Midway is located in Davidson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
  • Rural Hall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Reynolda ...

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

Adding Reynolda to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Reynolda 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 Reynolda was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Reynolda post office opened in 1916. The Reynolda post office closed in 1956.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Reynolda.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Forsyth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Reynolda - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Reynolda area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Reynolda area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/