Rhea, Arkansas

Rhea (formerly Rhea Mill and Rhea's Mill; pronounced ray /reɪ/^[2]) is an unincorporated community in Rhea's Mill Township, Washington County, Arkansas, United States.^[1] It is located on a county road north of Lincoln and Lincoln Lake. Weddington Mountain is just to the west.^[3]

Rhea, Arkansas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 36°00′51.3″N 94°24′10.8″W
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
County	Washington
Township	Rhea's Mill
Elevation [1]	1,129 ft (344 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	72744
Area code	479
GNIS feature ID	81890
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rhea, Arkansas

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.^[5][6]