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Reo, Indiana

Coordinates: 37°54′15″N 87°07′05″W / 37.90417°N 87.11806°W / 37.90417; -87.11806
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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]

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

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

Geography

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

References

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  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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