Official Name: | Reno |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Minnesota#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Reno |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Minnesota |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Houston County |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Crooked Creek Township |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 673 |
Coordinates: | 43.6011°N -91.275°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 55919 and 55921 |
Area Code: | 507 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 649929 |
Reno is an unincorporated community in Crooked Creek Township, Houston County, Minnesota
The community is located between La Crescent, Minnesota and New Albin, Iowa on State Highway 26 (MN 26). Reno is located near the junction of Highway 26 and Houston County Road 249.
Clear Creek and Crooked Creek both flow through the community, with the Mississippi River located nearby.
Nearby places include Brownsville, Caledonia, and Eitzen. Reno had a post office from 1880 to 1935.[1] The community was named for Jesse L. Reno, a Union officer killed in the American Civil War during the Battle of South Mountain.[2]