County · Southeast Missouri / Lead Belt / Mississippi Corridor

Reynolds County

A small, remote, heavily forested county in the St. Francois Mountains built around Centerville as the seat.

Use this as a checklist, not a final ruling

These notes explain what's worth a second look in Reynolds County — local quirks, taxes, paperwork, and places. Always confirm exact parcel, license, tax, or permit details with the office that controls the record.

Practical guides

Common county next steps in Reynolds County

Use these when the local office, parcel, vehicle, or deadline matters.

Property tax estimator Estimate a real-property bill, then confirm the exact parcel value and levy locally. Personal property tax guide Sort January 1 vehicle ownership, paid receipts, and statements of non-assessment. Vehicle title checklist Plan the license-office trip around title timing, inspections, emissions, and receipts. Assessment appeal guide If a value looks wrong, start with the county deadline and evidence about market value.

Local notes

What's worth knowing in Reynolds County

Short, source-checked notes tied to this county. Each links to the official sources behind it.

Centerville is the county seat in a sparsely settled county In a remote, lightly populated county, knowing that Centerville holds the courthouse and county offices tells residents where assessment, collection, recording, and court business actually happen. Johnson's Shut-Ins: where the Black River carves through rock The shut-ins are a marquee natural feature and a popular swimming-and-scrambling destination, with real water-safety considerations that visitors should understand. Reynolds County touches three big public-land layers Outdoor recreation here spans national forest, the edge of a national river park, and the Black River, each managed by a different agency under different rules. Taum Sauk is a pumped-storage hydro plant in the county The Taum Sauk pumped-storage plant is a major piece of energy infrastructure tied to the county's rivers and ridges, with a notable history worth understanding accurately. The Viburnum Trend is an active lead-mining district Reynolds County sits in a working lead-mining district, which shapes the local economy, land use, and the environmental record people should know how to check.

Official sources

Where to confirm it

The official county and agency pages cited by this county's notes.

State Historical Society of Missouri Missouri State Archives ded.mo.gov U.S. Census Bureau Missouri Department of Conservation Missouri State Parks Missouri State Parks USDA Forest Service — Mark Twain National Forest National Park Service — Ozark National Scenic Riverways Missouri Department of Conservation USDA Forest Service Missouri Department of Natural Resources Missouri Public Service Commission pubs.usgs.gov www.ferc.gov U.S. EPA Superfund Missouri Geological Survey (DNR) Missouri DNR

Nearby counties

More of Southeast Missouri / Lead Belt / Mississippi Corridor

Neighboring counties with their own local notes.

Bollinger County A small, rural Southeast Missouri county whose signature place is Bollinger Mill State Historic Site and the Burfordville Covered Bridge over the Whitewater River. Cape Girardeau County A Mississippi River county where the county seat (Jackson) is not the largest city (Cape Girardeau), a downtown floodwall holds back the river, the New Madrid seismic zone is a planning layer, and Trail of Tears history and a regional university shape the area. Iron County A small, scenery-rich county at the heart of the St. Francois Mountains, where ancient igneous rock surfaces as Missouri's highest ground (Taum Sauk Mountain), the granite domes of Elephant Rocks, and the river-carved Johnson's Shut-Ins. Madison County A small Southeast Missouri county on the eastern edge of the St. Francois Mountains, with Fredericktown as its seat. Perry County A Mississippi River county whose seat, Perryville, sits in one of Missouri's densest karst landscapes, with extensive sinkholes and a long cave system that make groundwater and onsite-wastewater questions unusually central. St. Francois County The heart of the Old Lead Belt: Farmington is the seat, the Park Hills/Flat River area sits on former lead-mining ground, and the legacy left mine tailings (chat) and federally documented cleanup to handle calmly via EPA and DNR.

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