Reynolds County, Missouri Genealogy Trails

County History

Organized February 25, 1845. Named for Governor Thomas Reynolds of Howard county, who committed suicide while in office, February 9, 1844.

Centerville, county seat of Reynolds county selected by Ayers Hudspeth, of Washington; John Miller, of Madison; and Moses Carty, of St. Francois.
So named because of its central location in the county.

(p. 347, Missouri Historical Review, By Francis Asbury Sampson, 1917) submitted by Kim - 2009
 

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