Reo is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Ohio Township, Spencer County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]

Reo, Indiana
The Holiday Drive-In in Reo
The Holiday Drive-In in Reo
Reo is located in Indiana
Reo
Reo
Reo is located in the United States
Reo
Reo
Coordinates: 37°54′15″N 87°07′05″W / 37.90417°N 87.11806°W / 37.90417; -87.11806
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountySpencer
TownshipOhio
Elevation410 ft (120 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
47635
Area code(s)812, 930
GNIS feature ID2830538[1]

The name Reo was coined in 1966 as an acronym of three nearby larger cities: Rockport, Indiana, Evansville, Indiana, and Owensboro, Kentucky.[2]

Education edit

South Spencer High School and South Spencer Middle School are located in Reo.

Geography edit

Reo is concentrated around the intersection of State Road 66 and State Road 161, a few miles northwest of the Ohio River.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Reo, Indiana
  2. ^ "Reo". Spencer County, Indiana. Retrieved October 4, 2015.

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