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Welcome to Reagan Wells ...

Reagan Wells is located in Hill Country.

Reagan Wells is located in Uvalde County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Reagan Wells, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

A typical abbreviation for Reagan Wells: Reagan Wls.

Reagan Wells is 1,490 feet [454 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Reagan Wells: 830

Communities near Reagan Wells ...

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

  • Camp Wood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Leakey
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Concan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Third Crossing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Crossing
    • Third Crossing is located in Uvalde County
  • Rio Frio
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rio Frio have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Frio
    • Rio Frio is located in Real County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Frio <3>
  • Barksdale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Utopia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utopia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utopia
    • Utopia is located in Uvalde County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utopia <3>
  • Knippa
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Uvalde
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Vanderpool
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vanderpool have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanderpool
    • Vanderpool is located in Bandera County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vanderpool <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Reagan Wells ...

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

Adding Reagan Wells to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Reagan Wells post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Reagan Wells.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Uvalde, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Reagan Wells - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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