Reger is an

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in Sullivan County,

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, United States. It is located along

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, approximately six miles southwest of

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. Locust Creek flows past just to the east. Reger was laid out in 1881. The community has the name of O. M. Reger, an early citizen. A post office called Reger was established in 1881, and remained in operation until 1968. Henry Cemetery was listed on the

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in 2005.

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Unincorporated communities in Sullivan County, Missouri Unincorporated communities in Missouri {{SullivanCountyMO-geo-stub