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Welcome to Reeds ...

So far, we found very little information about Reeds. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Reeds to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Reeds, please Contact Us.

Reeds would have been located within present day San Luis Obispo County<2>.


The location of Reeds has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Reeds, 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.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Reeds is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Reeds was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Reeds would have been located in the (805) area code.

Communities Also Named Reeds ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Reeds: This one is located in San Luis Obispo County and the other is located in Marin County.

Beyond California, there are 15 communities that are also named Reeds - they are located in Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Texas and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Reeds.

Communities near Reeds ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Reeds.

  • Santa Maria
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • San Luis Obispo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Arroyo Grande
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Grover Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Morro Bay
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morro Bay
    • Morro Bay is located in San Luis Obispo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,560 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morro Bay <5>
  • Guadalupe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Pismo Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairoaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairoaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
    • Fairoaks is located in San Luis Obispo County
  • Shell Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Oceano
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)

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 Reeds. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Reeds.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Reeds. 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 Reeds.

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

Adding Reeds to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Reeds 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 Reeds was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Reeds.

The official website for San Luis Obispo County: www.co.slo.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Reeds, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Luis Obispo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>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.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Reeds - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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