Welcome to Reids ...

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

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

Reids would have been located within present day Paulding County<2>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Reids, 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 Reids is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Reids was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Reids once stood is in the (419) and (567)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Reids ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Reids: This one is located in Paulding County and the other is located in Carroll County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 6 communities that are also named Reids - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana (2) and Manitoba.

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

Communities near Reids ...

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

• Defiance
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
  • Defiance is located in Defiance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Defiance <6>
• Bryan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
  • Bryan is located in Williams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <6>
• Paulding
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paulding have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulding
  • Paulding is located in Paulding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paulding <6>
• Hicksville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
  • Hicksville is located in Defiance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hicksville <6>
• Antwerp
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antwerp
  • Antwerp is located in Paulding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antwerp <6>
• Woodburn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
  • Woodburn is located in Allen County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodburn <6>
• Payne
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Payne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
  • Payne is located in Paulding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payne <6>
• Continental
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Continental have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental
  • Continental is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Continental <6>
• Sherwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood
  • Sherwood is located in Defiance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherwood <6>
• Oakwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
  • Oakwood is located in Paulding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people

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

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

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

Adding Reids to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Reids.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/