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Welcome to Reid's ...

Reid's is located in Blount County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Reid's, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Reid's, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Reid's is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Reid's lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Reid's: (205) & (269)<4>

Communities Also Named Reid's ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Reid's - they are located in Georgia, Louisiana (2), Manitoba and Ohio (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Reid's.

Communities near Reid's ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Reid's.

  • Center Point
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Gardendale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Clay
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
    • Clay is located in Jefferson County
    • Estimated population in 2015: 9,655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <5>
  • Fultondale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fultondale have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultondale
    • Fultondale is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,269 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fultondale <5>
  • Pinson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kimberly
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimberly have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
    • Kimberly is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,620 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimberly <5>
  • Hanceville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanceville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanceville
    • Hanceville is located in Cullman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanceville <5>
  • Warrior
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrior have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior
    • Warrior is located in Blount County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,190 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrior <5>
  • Good Hope
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
    • Good Hope is located in Cullman County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
  • Sumiton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumiton
    • Sumiton is located in Walker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,330 people
    • Former names for Sumiton:
    • Commercial
    • Democrat
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumiton <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Reid's. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Reid's.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Reid's. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Reid's.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Reid's. See our Newspapers Page for Reid's.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Reid's ...

Looking for more information about Reid's? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Reid's, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Reid's.

Adding Reid's to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Reid's in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Reid's was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Reid's on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Reid's.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Reid's. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Blount County: www.co.blount.al.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Blount, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Reid's - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (269) is an overlay for area code (205).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.









 

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