Rhea, Arkansas
Unincorporated community in Arkansas, United States
36°00′51.3″N 94°24′10.8″W / 36.014250°N 94.403000°W / 36.014250; -94.403000[1]
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Rhea (formerly Rhea Mill and Rhea's Mill; pronounced ray /reɪ/[2]) is an unincorporated community in Rhea's Mill Township, Washington County, Arkansas, United States.[1] It is located on a county road north of Lincoln and Lincoln Lake. Weddington Mountain is just to the west.[3]
History
Variant names were "Rhea Mills" and "Rheas Mills". A post office called Rheas Mills was established in 1867; the name was changed to Rhea Mills in 1893, again to Rhea in 1894, and the post office closed in 1963.[4][5] The community has the name of William H. Rhea, an early postmaster.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Rhea, Arkansas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 20, 2012.
- ^ Holt, Alfred H. (1969). American Place Names. Detroit: Gale Research Company. p. 159. ISBN 9780810332355. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
The same 'ray' in Rea, Mo., Rhea, Ark. and Okla., and Rhea County, Tenn.
- ^ Arkansas Atlas and Gazetteer (Map) (Second ed.). DeLorme. 2002. p. 22. ISBN 0-89933-345-1.
- ^ a b History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Higginson Book Company. 1889. p. 321.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
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Municipalities and communities of Washington County, Arkansas, United States
County seat: Fayetteville
- Boston
- Brush Creek
- Cane Hill
- Center
- Cove Creek
- Crawford
- Durham
- Dutch Mills
- Elkins
- Elm Springs
- Farmington
- Fayetteville
- Goshen
- Greenland
- Harmon
- Illinois
- Johnson
- Lee's Creek
- Lincoln
- Litteral
- Marrs Hill
- Morrow
- Prairie
- Prairie Grove
- Reed
- Rhea's Mill
- Richland
- Springdale
- Starr Hill
- Tontitown
- Valley
- Vineyard
- Wedington
- West Fork
- White River
- Winslow
- Wyman
communities
- Appleby
- Arnett
- Baldwin
- Banyard
- Black Oak
- Blackburn
- Blue Springs Village
- Brentwood
- Clyde
- Durham
- Dutch Mills
- Fayette Junction
- Floss
- Gulley
- Habberton
- Harmon
- Harris
- Hazel Velley
- Hicks
- Hogeye
- Hubbard
- Mayfield
- McNair
- Mount Olive
- Oak Grove
- Odell
- Onda
- Pilgrim's Rest
- Pitkin Corner
- Rhea
- Rochelle Riviera
- Savoy
- Shady Grove
- Skylight
- Sonora
- Spring Valley
- Starks
- Steele
- Strain
- Strickler
- Sulphur City
- Sunset
- Suttle
- Tolu
- Tuttle
- Viney Grove
- Walnut Grove
- War Eagle Cove
- Weddington
- Wedington Woods
- Wheeler
- White Rock
- Woolsey
- Wyman
- Wyola
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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