Reeds Spring, MO

Reeds Spring took its name from Fitzhugh Reed, who settled near a spring and ran a farm called Reed's Springs before the town organized in 1906. The city now sits in Stone County at the center of a school district that reaches through Branson West, Kimberling City, Cape Fair, and Indian Point, so the school map is larger than the city map. City government and the main road keep the local business of the place straightforward, while the surrounding Ozarks and Table Rock country pull the wider region into view. Reeds Spring is a small Stone County town with a spring in its name and a school district that ties several lake-country communities together.