Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Reid Settlement (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Reid Settlement. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Reid Settlement is located in Washington County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Mobile, Greene (MS) & Wayne (MS).
Below are the counties that are near Reid Settlement. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Reid Settlement:
- Washington County (The home county of Reid Settlement)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reid Settlement, with the one closest to Reid Settlement listed first.
- Sims Chapel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
- McIntosh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
- Hawthorn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hawthorn is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
- Malcolm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Malcolm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Seaboard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seaboard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
- Sunflower
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sunflower is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Tibbie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tibbie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbie
- Deer Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Deer Park is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Wagarville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Vinegar Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
- Bassetts Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bassetts Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassetts Creek
- Hobson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hobson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
- Baldwin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reid Settlement, with the one closest to Reid Settlement listed first.
- Tensaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
- Latham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Latham is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Blacksher
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
- Stockton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Little River
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Clarke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reid Settlement, with the one closest to Reid Settlement listed first.
- Carlton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rockville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Jackson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stave Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Stave Creek is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stave Creek
- Alma
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alma is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Salitpa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Salitpa is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salitpa
- Gainestown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gainestown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
- Walker Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Toddtown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Toddtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddtown
- Winn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Winn is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
- Barlow Bend
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend
- Mobile County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reid Settlement, with the one closest to Reid Settlement listed first.
- Calvert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Movico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Movico is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Movico
- Citronelle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chastang
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chastang is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
- Bucks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Barry Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Barry Village is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Village
- Gulfcrest
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Gulfcrest is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfcrest
- Axis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Axis is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axis
- Chunchula
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Chunchula is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
- Creola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Creola is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
- Satsuma
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Saraland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Monroe County
- Mount Pleasant
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Greene County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reid Settlement, with the one closest to Reid Settlement listed first.
- Brown Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Brown Town is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- State Line
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- State Line is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Leakesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Clark
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Clark is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Reid Settlement, see our County-by-County Page for Reid Settlement.
Cemeteries Near Reid Settlement ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reid Settlement.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Reid Settlement - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Reid Settlement covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Reid Settlement, with the one closest to Reid Settlement listed first.
- Hill Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Magnolia Holiness Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rivers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sims Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Wash Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Vaughn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- McIntosh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (199 more) ...
- Little Chestang Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Reid Settlement in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Reid Settlement.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Reid Settlement, with the one closest to Reid Settlement listed first.
- Sims Chapel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
- McIntosh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
- Calvert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sunflower
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sunflower is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Mount Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Deer Park is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Citronelle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wagar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wagar is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagar
- Vinegar Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
- Chastang
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chastang is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
- Escatawpa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Escatawpa is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Tensaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
- Carson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Carson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Latham
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Latham is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Reid Settlement. See our List of 1890's Communities around Reid Settlement.
Newspapers Published in Reid Settlement ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 6 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reid Settlement.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reid Settlement, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Reid Settlement.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Reid Settlement:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baldwin County
- Clarke County
- Mobile County
- Monroe County
- Greene County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | 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 Reid Settlement, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Reid Settlement) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |