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Reevesville; (own in Dorchester County, South Carolina, named for a prominent 
family of the vicinity. 
Refugio; town in Santa Barbara County, California. TheSpanish formof "refuge." 
Refugio; county, and town in same county, in Texas, named for a Mexican mission- 
ary establishment on the Mission River. 
Rehoboth; town in Sussex County, Delaware, given this scriptural name because it 
was first established as a place for yearly camp meetings. A Hebrew word 
meaning "room," or "enlargements." 
Rehoboth; town in Bristol County. Massachusetts; aHebrew word meaning "ample 
room." Said to have been founded by William Blaekstone and so named by him 
as significant of his aim: " Room outside of the narrow confines of Puritan intol- 
erance." Another authority ascribes the name to Rev. Samuel Newman, who 
established a church there and gave the town this name because "the Lord hath 
made room for us." 
Reidsville; village in Knox County, Nebraska, named for Charles J. Reid, the first 
settler. 
Reidsville; town in Rockingham County, North Carolina, named for David S. Reid, 
a former governor. 
Remsen; town in Oneida County, New York, named for Henry Renisen, a patentee. 
Rennert; town in Robeson County, North Carolina, named for a prominent resident . 
Reno; county in Kansas, town in Washoe County, Nevada, and village in Venango 
County, Pennsylvania, named for Gen. Jesse L. Reno. 
Renovo; borough in Clinton County, Pennsylvania. Derived from the Latin, re, 
"again," and novus, "new." 
Rensselaer; city in Jasper County, Indiana, named for John Van Rensselaer, of New 
York State. 
Rensselaer; county in New York; 
Rensselaerville; town in Albany County, New York. Named for Kilian van 
Rensselaer, who planted a colony on his lands to be known as Rensselaerwyck, 
now as above. 
Renville; county in Minnesota, named for Joseph Renville, an Indian trader and 
prominent citizen. 
Represa; town in Sacramento County, California. A Spanish word meaning " mill- 
dam." 
Republic; county in Kansas, named from the Pawnee Republic, a principal division 
of the Pawnee Indians formerly located in this county. 
Republic; township, and town in Marquette County, in Michigan, named from the 
iron ore mines in the Marquette Range. 
Republican; village in Harlan County, Nebraska, named from the Republican 
River. 
Revere; town in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, named for Paul Revere. 
Revillagigedo; group of islands off the coast of Alaska, named for Conde Revila 
Gigedo, viceroy of New Spain. 
Reynolds; county in Missouri, named for Thomas Reynolds, a former governor. 
Reynoldsburg-; village in Franklin County, Ohio, probably named for .Jeremiah 
N. Reynolds. 
Reynoldsville ; borough in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, named for Thomas 
Reynolds, an old citizen. 
Rhea; county in Tennessee, named for John Rhea, congressman-elecl at the time 
the county was organized. 
Rhinebeck; town in Dutchess Comity, New York. A combination of the names «.!' 
the man who founded the town— William Beekman— and his native town 
Rhine land. 
