Rhea, Arkansas | |
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Coordinates: 36°00′51.3″N 94°24′10.8″W / 36.014250°N 94.403000°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Arkansas |
County | Washington |
Township | Rhea's Mill |
Elevation | 1,129 ft (344 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 72744 |
Area code | 479 |
GNIS feature ID | 81890 |
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rhea, Arkansas |
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]
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]
The same 'ray' in Rea, Mo., Rhea, Ark. and Okla., and Rhea County, Tenn.
Rhea, Arkansas | |
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Coordinates: 36°00′51.3″N 94°24′10.8″W / 36.014250°N 94.403000°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Arkansas |
County | Washington |
Township | Rhea's Mill |
Elevation | 1,129 ft (344 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 72744 |
Area code | 479 |
GNIS feature ID | 81890 |
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rhea, Arkansas |
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]
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]
The same 'ray' in Rea, Mo., Rhea, Ark. and Okla., and Rhea County, Tenn.