Reverie, Tennessee

The state of Tennessee pays for the children in the population to attend schools in Arkansas.[6]

Mastodon skeleton

Mastodons are members of the prehistoric, extinct genus Mammut, they resemble modern elephants. Native to North America they lived on the North American continent from almost 4 million years ago until their eventual disappearance about 10,000 years ago.[8]

In 1900, archaeologist James K. Hampson documented the find of skeletal remains of a mastodon on Island No. 35 of the Mississippi River, approximately 3 mi (4.8 km) east of Reverie and 23 mi (37 km) south of Blytheville, Arkansas.[4]

In 1957, the site was reported as destroyed.[4]

About 4 mi (6.4 km) northeast of Reverie, at the Nodena site, artifacts from a 15 acre (6.1 hectare) aboriginal village dated AD 1400-1650 were found in the first half of the 20th century.[9]

A collection of these artifacts is on display at the Hampson Museum State Park in Wilson, Arkansas.[5][10]

In 1964, the Nodena site was declared a National Historic Landmark.[11] In 1966 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[12]

View to the NE along the Mississippi riverbed (2010)

Reverie is located at 35.53806 North, -89.99 West. The coordinates mark the location of the historical post office.[13] The elevation above sea level is 239.44 ft (73 m).[14]

The landscape is dominated by the Mississippi River flood plains, fields and few trees.

When the border between Tennessee and Arkansas was established in 1795, it followed the middle of the Mississippi River. At that time, the river ran northwest of Reverie. After the avulsion of 1876, the Mississippi River ran southeast of Reverie, cutting it off from Tipton County.

Today, Reverie is surrounded by the modern Mississippi River in the southeast and the sidearms following the 1795 course in the northwest. Although the sidearms are only partially connected most of the time, Reverie is located on what topographically is Island No. 35 of the Mississippi River, because it is surrounded by water on all sides.[15][16]

A meander in a river can be cut off, creating a new island.

The direct distance between Reverie and the county seat, Covington, Tennessee, is only 18 miles (29 km).

As of 2007, the road trip to Covington required the driver to go via Memphis, Tennessee and was longer than 83 miles.

Postal address and ZIP code for the community used to be Reverie TN, AR 72395. The ZIP code is cross referenced with Wilson, Arkansas. United States Postal Service recommends using Wilson, AR 72395 for Reverie.[2]