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
Rhea, Arkansas Rhea's position in Arkansas
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, the name was again changed 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.[4]

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