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Welcome to Reedtown ...

Reedtown is located in Franklin County<1>.

Reedtown is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Reedtown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Reedtown - they are located in Mississippi, Ohio, Tennessee and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Reedtown ...

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

  • Muscle Shoals
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Sheffield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Tuscumbia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Haleyville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Hackleburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Hackleburg is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
  • Phil Campbell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Bear Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Littleville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Littleville is located in Colbert County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
  • Leighton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Vina
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Vina is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 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 Reedtown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Reedtown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Reedtown ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Reedtown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.