Reynolds, Georgia

Reynolds is a town in Taylor County, Georgia, United States. The population was 926 in 2020.

History


The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Reynolds in 1865. The community was named after L. C. Reynolds, a railroad official.

Geography
Reynolds is located in eastern Taylor County at 32.559167 N, -84.095556 W (32° 33′ 33″ N, 84° 5′ 44″ W).

The town is located in the eastern part of Taylor County along the Fall Line Freeway and Georgia State Route 96, which run from west to east through the center of town. Via GA-540 and GA-96, Fort Valley is 13 mi (21 km) east, and Butler, the Taylor County seat, is 10 mi (16 km) west. Georgia State Route 128 also runs through the town, leading northeast 14 mi (23 km) to Roberta and south 19 mi (31 km) to Oglethorpe.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.3 sqmi, of which 1.3 sqmi is land and 0.75% is water.

Demographics
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 926 people, 486 households, and 229 families residing in the city.

Notable people

 * Earl Little Sr., the father of Malcolm X, was born in Reynolds on July 29, 1890.
 * Samuel Little (June 7, 1940 – December 30, 2020) was born in Reynolds. Little may have been the most prolific serial killer in American history.