Reynolds, Reynolds County, Missouri

Reynolds is an unincorporated community in western Reynolds County, Missouri, United States.[1] It is located at the intersection of Route 72 and Missouri Route B approximately six miles southwest of Centerville.[2]

A variant name was "Tralaloo".[3] A post office called Tralaloo was established in 1904, and the name was changed to Reynolds in 1905.[4] The present name is after Reynolds County.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Reynolds, Reynolds County, Missouri
  2. ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 56, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ a b "Reynolds County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  4. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 13, 2016.

37°24′04″N 91°04′23″W / 37.401°N 91.073°W / 37.401; -91.073


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