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History · Reynolds

Reynolds’ post office opened in 1852, and 14% of its homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is the Ferdinand A. Ricks House. Its Register listing is the Ferdinand A. Ricks House. Below: maps from 1971 on and the census since 1880.

1852first post office
1on the National Register
14%homes built before 1940
3famous people
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How Reynolds began

When was Reynolds founded?

1852

The Reynolds post office opened in 1852, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 278 in 18802020 census: 926174 years
Founding year: the first Reynolds post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Reynolds’ past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Reynolds are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 1,298 in 1980; 926 people lived here in 2020.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Reynolds’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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People over time

Reynolds, census by census

02004006008001,0001,2001,40018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 1,298

Peaked at 1,298 in 1980; 926 people lived here in 2020.

15 censuses, 1880–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Reynolds’ Wikipedia page.

The story

How Reynolds came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Reynolds.

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The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Reynolds in 1865. The community was named after L. C. Reynolds, a railroad official.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Timeline

Reynolds, 1852 to 1980

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1852Post officeThe Reynolds post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1924Born hereGarland T. Byrd is born here
  5. 1959Born herePeggy Lee Leather is born here
  6. 1961Born hereWinona Littleheart is born here
  7. 1971On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  8. 1980CensusPopulation peaks at 1,298
By decade

Reynolds, decade by decade

Today16 recent
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On the map

Reynolds on the map, 1971 to 1981

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Reynolds. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Reynolds on the 1971 USGS mapReynolds on the 1981 USGS map1971Reynolds sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Reynolds.

On the National Register

1 historic place in Reynolds

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
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none yet
historic buildings protected
3
each building in a district counts
first listed
1982
Ferdinand A. Ricks House
Ferdinand A. Ricks House
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

Georgian Revival1
Ferdinand A. Ricks HouseGeorgian Revival

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

3 famous people were born in Reynolds

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Garland T. ByrdAmerican politician · b. 1924
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Peggy Lee LeatherAmerican professional wrestler · b. 1959
Winona LittleheartAmerican professional wrestler · b. 1961

Questions about Reynolds’ history

What year was Reynolds founded?

The Reynolds post office opened in 1852, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

What is on the National Register in Reynolds?

One place: the Ferdinand A. Ricks House (listed 1982).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (16), Wikidata (1), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.