County · Southeast Missouri / Lead Belt / Mississippi Corridor

Reynolds County

Short answer

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

Towns, cities & local places in Reynolds County

BunkerCentervilleCurrent River Conservation AreaEllingtonJohnson's Shut-Ins State ParkMark Twain National ForestProffit MountainViburnum Trend

Region: Southeast Missouri / Lead Belt / Mississippi Corridor
Local notes: 6
Notes nearby: 6
Nearby counties: 6

Property tax snapshot

Missouri has no single county rate. A bill is the sum of every taxing district on the parcel — county, school, city, fire, library, ambulance — and the school levy varies most within a county.

Estimate a bill Look up the exact rate

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

Local rules and costs to check in Reynolds County

Short notes on the taxes, paperwork, and local-government layers here — grouped by topic, each linking the official sources behind it.

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.

Local notes

Worth knowing in Reynolds County

History, rivers, lakes, and quirks that give the county some shape.

Fort Barnesville is a Civil War earthwork near Ellington Fort Barnesville, in the Current River Conservation Area near Ellington, is a rare surviving Civil War redoubt tied to the old military road between Pilot Knob and Van Buren. Johnson's Shut-Ins: where the Black River carves through rock The shut-ins are a well-known natural feature and a popular swimming-and-scrambling destination, with real water-safety considerations that visitors should understand. Taum Sauk's reservoir story belongs to Reynolds County ridges The Taum Sauk pumped-storage plant is a major energy site tied to Proffit Mountain, the Black River drainage, and the 2005 reservoir failure that reshaped Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park. 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. Reynolds County sits among several public-land rulebooks Outdoor recreation in and around Reynolds County can involve national forest land, nearby national river rules, the Black River, and state conservation guidance.

Official sources

Where to confirm it

A short set of official county and agency pages cited here. The other 13 source links stay with their individual notes.

Missouri State Parks - Civil War Fortification at Barnesville National Register file Missouri Department of Conservation - Current River Conservation Area Missouri Department of Conservation - Current River Conservation Area brochure Missouri Department of Conservation Missouri State Parks Missouri State Parks Missouri Department of Natural Resources Missouri Public Service Commission Missouri State Parks - ranger history

Worth knowing nearby

Notes from the counties closest to Reynolds County

Source-checked notes from the nearest counties — the local layer often carries across the county line.

Arcadia Valley is a town cluster, not one municipality Iron County · Iron County's own overview describes Pilot Knob, Ironton, and Arcadia as communities within Arcadia Valley, with Ironton serving as county seat. Alley Mill preserves a Jacks Fork community story Shannon County · Alley Mill, west of Eminence, preserves a mill, spring, store, and school setting tied to the older Alley community in the Jacks Fork country. Carter County's courthouse is the cobblestone clue in Van Buren Carter County · MU Extension's Missouri Courthouses survey describes Carter County's 1871 courthouse, its 1930s remodeling, and its native cobblestone exterior. Indian Trail Conservation Area carries a Trail of Tears marker Dent County · Indian Trail Conservation Area in northeast Dent County has public forest and glade land, but MDC also points visitors to a sober Trail of Tears marker. The St. Francis River and Wayne County's flood history Wayne County · The St. Francis River runs through Wayne County, which has flooded before. Look up any address on FEMA's flood maps, and don't assume Wappapello Lake removes all flood risk. Millstream Gardens carries the St. Francis River through Tiemann Shut-Ins Madison County · Millstream Gardens Conservation Area is a Madison County St. Francis River landscape with Tiemann Shut-Ins, natural-area river corridor, and public access west of Fredericktown.

Nearby counties

Closest counties to Reynolds County

Nearby counties with their own local notes.

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. Shannon County A small, remote, water-rich Ozarks county built around Eminence and the Ozark National Scenic Riverways: the wild Current and Jacks Fork rivers, big karst springs (Round, Alley, Blue), Echo Bluff State Park, Mark Twain National Forest, and the free-roaming wild horses. Carter County A small, water-rich Ozarks county built around Van Buren and the Current River: Big Spring, the Ozark National Scenic Riverways, and surrounding Mark Twain National Forest. Dent County A Salem-centered Ozarks county where Montauk State Park, the Current River headwaters, Mark Twain National Forest, caves, springs, and sinkholes shape both recreation and rural property. Wayne County A southeast Missouri county where the St. Francois Mountains meet the St. Francis River and Lake Wappapello, with timber country, relocation history, and floodplain questions. Madison County A small Southeast Missouri county on the eastern edge of the St. Francois Mountains, with Fredericktown as its seat.

Reviewed June 18, 2026. These notes are a starting point — confirm exact parcel, license, tax, or permit details with the Reynolds County office that controls each record.

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