Welcome to Reams ...

Reams is located in Dinwiddie County<1>.

The location of Reams has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Reams, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Reams is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Reams lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Reams: (804)

Communities Also Named Reams ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Reams - they are located in Florida and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Reams ...

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

• Petersburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Petersburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petersburg <4>
• Hopewell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Hopewell is located in Hopewell City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopewell <4>
• Colonial Heights
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Heights
  • Colonial Heights is located in Colonial Heights City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonial Heights <4>
• Waverly
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <4>
• McKenney
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenney
  • McKenney is located in Dinwiddie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKenney <4>
• Stony Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Creek
  • Stony Creek is located in Sussex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stony Creek <4>
• Maitland Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maitland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
  • Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
• Addison
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
  • Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
• Grant Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
  • Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
• Ettrick
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ettrick
  • Ettrick is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ettrick <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Reams ...

Looking for more information about Reams? 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 Reams, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Reams.

Adding Reams to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Reams in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Reams was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Reams post office opened in 1901.

We also found Reams on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Reams.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Dinwiddie County: www.dinwiddieva.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/