Reo, Indiana

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The community of Reo is the newest "town" in Spencer County, Indiana, USA; its name, bestowed upon the community in 1966, is spelled by some in all capital letters, and stands for the destinations of its highways (Indiana 66 and 161):

Rockport, the county seat of Spencer County, is three miles east of Reo.

Evansville, southwestern Indiana's largest city, is 28 miles west of Reo.

Owensboro, Kentucky's third-largest city, is nine miles south of Reo.

Reo is home to several subdivisions, a bank, two schools, a popular five-screen drive-in movie theater (the Holiday Drive-In), a gas station/Wendy's restaurant and four automobile dealerships, along with a number of other businesses.

As it is an unincorporated town, census figures are not available, but several hundred people reside there.

It is also the approximate location of South Spencer High school.

Coordinates: 37°54′05″N, 87°06′34″W