Reo is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Ohio Township, Spencer County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
Reo, Indiana | |
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Coordinates: 37°54′15″N 87°07′05″W / 37.90417°N 87.11806°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Spencer |
Township | Ohio |
Elevation | 410 ft (120 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 47635 |
Area code(s) | 812, 930 |
GNIS feature ID | 2830538[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.
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External links edit
- Media related to Reo, Indiana at Wikimedia Commons