Reyno, Arkansas
human settlement in Randolph County, Arkansas, United States of America
Reyno is a city in Randolph County, Arkansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Reyno had a population of 391.
History
The town was originally called Needmore, and was located one and one-half miles south of its present location. This name was changed to Cherokee Bay when the post office operating by that name moved there from its location at Shoemaker's Ferry on Current River. The name was changed again, this time to Reyno, a shortened version of Reynolds, named for Dennis Wells Reynolds, a merchant who opened the town's first store and built the first home there in 1857. In 1901, the town relocated to its present site to be adjacent to the newly built St. Louis-San Francisco Railway there. Upon relocation, the new town adopted the name of Esselwood, but reverted to Reyno due to the majority of residents moving from the previous location.
Geography
Reyno is located at 36°21′44″N 90°45′17″W (36.362304, -90.754772).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.6 km2 (1.0 mi2), all land.
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