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Reno is an unincorporated community in Crooked Creek Township, Houston County, Minnesota

Reno
Unincorporated community
Reno
Reno
Coordinates: 43°36′04″N 91°16′30″W
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyHouston County
TownshipCrooked Creek Township
Elevation
673 ft (205 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
55919 and 55921
Area code(s)507
GNIS feature ID649929[1]

The community is located between La Crescent, Minnesota and New Albin, Iowa on State Highway 26 (MN 26). Reno is located near the junction of Highway 26 and Houston County Road 249.

Clear Creek and Crooked Creek both flow through the community, with the Mississippi River located nearby.

Nearby places include Brownsville, Caledonia, and Eitzen. Reno had a post office from 1880 to 1935.[2] The community was named for Jesse L. Reno, a Union officer killed in the American Civil War during the Battle of South Mountain.[3]


References


  1. "Reno, Minnesota". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Houston County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  3. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 239.



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