Rhea, Arkansas Explained

Official Name:Rhea, Arkansas
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Arkansas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Washington
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Rhea's Mill
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:344
Pushpin Map:Arkansas#USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Rhea's position in Arkansas
Coordinates:36.0143°N -94.403°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:72744
Area Code:479
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:81890

Rhea (formerly Rhea Mill and Rhea's Mill; pronounced [2]) is an unincorporated community in Rhea's Mill Township, Washington County, Arkansas, United States. It is located on a county road north of Lincoln and Lincoln Lake. Weddington Mountain is just to the west.[3]

History

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{GNIS 3|81890}} Rhea, Arkansas ]. . . January 20, 2012 .
  2. Book: Holt . Alfred H. . American Place Names . Detroit . Gale Research Company . 1969 . 159 . 9780810332355 . 2022-11-07 . "The same 'ray' in Rea, Mo., Rhea, Ark. and Okla., and Rhea County, Tenn." .
  3. DeLorme . Arkansas Atlas and Gazetteer . Second . 22 . 2002. 0-89933-345-1.
  4. Book: History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas . Higginson Book Company . 1889 . 321.
  5. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 4 February 2018.