Reno is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

in Crooked Creek Township, Houston County, Minnesota The community is located between

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and

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on State Highway 26 ( MN 26). Reno is located near the junction of Highway 26 and Houston County Road

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. Clear Creek and Crooked Creek both flow through the community, with the

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located nearby. Nearby places include Brownsville,

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, and Eitzen. Reno had a post office from 1880 to 1935. The community was named for

Jesse L. Reno Jesse Lee Reno (April 20, 1823 – September 14, 1862) was a career United States Army officer who served in the Mexican–American War, in the Utah War, on the western frontier and as a Union General during the American Civil War from West Vir ...

, a Union officer killed in the

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during the

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References

Unincorporated communities in Minnesota Unincorporated communities in Houston County, Minnesota {{HoustonCountyMN-geo-stub