Reydon, OK

Reydon is a town in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, United States. Reydon was established in 1928 after the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway put down rails in the area, purchased land from local farmers, and laid out a townsite. The site was two miles north of a settlement called Rankin, and Rankin merchants moved to the site because of the rail connection. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Reydon, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Reydon, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. However, the name "Rankin" was considered confusing because Rankin, Texas was also along the railline. So the town was named Reydon instead, either in honor of a railroad executive in Chicago, or in honor of the village of Reydon in Suffolk County, England. Reydon is located at the northern intersection of State Highways 30 and 47.