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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 Reynolds Mill (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 Reynolds Mill. 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.
Name Variations for Reynolds Mill ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Reynolds Mill: Reynolds Ml. (or less commonly used: Reynolds Mll.)
- While the name of this community is Reynolds Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Reynolds Mill may originally have been Reynold's Mill.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Reynolds Mill might be written as Reynold Mill.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Reynolds Mill. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Reynolds Mill.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the south 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.
Reynolds Mill is located in Talladega 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 Talladega County: Calhoun, Clay, Cleburne, Coosa, Saint Clair & Shelby.
Below are the counties that are near Reynolds Mill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Reynolds Mill:
- Talladega County (The home county of Reynolds Mill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds Mill, with the one closest to Reynolds Mill listed first.
- Nottingham ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Nottingham is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Former name for Nottingham:
- Jones Camp Ground
- Alpine
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Winterboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Winterboro is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterboro
- Abihka ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Abihka is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abihka
- Rendalia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rendalia is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendalia
- Sycamore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sycamore is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Talladega
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Logan Martin Dam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Logan Martin Dam is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Martin Dam
- East Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Bend is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
- Bon Air
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bon Air is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Childersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zubers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zubers is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zubers
- Comerdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Comerdale is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comerdale
- Blount County
- Dale ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dale is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds Mill, with the one closest to Reynolds Mill listed first.
- Eastaboga
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Eye ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Eye is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
- Bynum
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Bynum is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Bynum has also been known as:
- Bynum's
- Bruner ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bruner is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Boozer ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Boozer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozer
- Eulaton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Eulaton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulaton
- Macon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Macon is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cane Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Cobb Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cobb Town is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Hobson City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hobson City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Chinnabee ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chinnabee is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinnabee
- Oxford
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bera ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bera is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bera
- Clay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds Mill, with the one closest to Reynolds Mill listed first.
- Chambers Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
- Hollins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Erin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Millerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Harkins Crossroads
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Ashland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Elder
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Lineville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Barfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Haynes Crossroad
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Mellow Valley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Delta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Coosa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds Mill, with the one closest to Reynolds Mill listed first.
- Stewartville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Stewartville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Mount Olive
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Goodwater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Weogufka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Kellyton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kellyton is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds Mill, with the one closest to Reynolds Mill listed first.
- Cedar Grove ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Leeds
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Scott City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Scott City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Lola City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lola City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola City
- Breakstone Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Breakstone Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakstone Village
- McCombs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- McCombs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCombs
- Roper
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Roper is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Alton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Trussville ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- East Trussville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trussville
- Rock Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Ridge
- Cahaba Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cahaba Landing is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Landing
- Cahaba Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cahaba Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Village
- Irondale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds Mill, with the one closest to Reynolds Mill listed first.
- Fountainrun ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
- Vincent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Easonville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Easonville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonville
- Cropwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Glen City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Glen City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen City
- Avondale Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Avondale Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale Village
- Pell City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Seddon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Seddon is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon
- Riverside
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cook's Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cook's Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook's Springs
- Coal City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Coal City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Brompton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Brompton is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brompton
- Moody
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moody is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <2>
- Shelby County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds Mill, with the one closest to Reynolds Mill listed first.
- Harpersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Calcis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Calcis is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcis
- Sterrett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Wilsonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Westover is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
- Vandiver
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dunavant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Dunnavant
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunnavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnavant
- Chelsea
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Shoal Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Shoal Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Columbiana
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Merrell Beach
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Merrell Beach is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrell Beach
- Bridgeton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Tallapoosa County
- Hackneyville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hackneyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackneyville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Reynolds Mill, see our County-by-County Page for Reynolds Mill.
Cemeteries Near Reynolds Mill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reynolds Mill.
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 Reynolds Mill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Reynolds Mill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Reynolds Mill, with the one closest to Reynolds Mill listed first.
- Kingston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Winterboro Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Armbrester Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mardisville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Midway Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thornhill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Allen - Sims Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hepzibah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (335 more) ...
- Moberley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Freeze Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hubbard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Reynolds Mill in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Reynolds Mill.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Reynolds Mill, with the one closest to Reynolds Mill listed first.
- Nottingham ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Nottingham is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Former name for Nottingham:
- Jones Camp Ground
- Alpine
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Berney's
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Berney's is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berney's
- Rendalia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rendalia is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendalia
- Renfroe
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Renfroe is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfroe
- Sycamore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sycamore is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Smelley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Smelley is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelley
- Talladega
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- East Bend is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
- Childersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zubers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zubers is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zubers
- Oldfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oldfield is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Waldo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Waldo is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Stemley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stemley is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stemley
- Vincent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Reynolds Mill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Reynolds Mill.
Newspapers Published in Reynolds Mill ...
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 46 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reynolds Mill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reynolds Mill, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Reynolds Mill.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Reynolds Mill:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Talladega County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Calhoun County
- Clay County
- Coosa County
- Jefferson County
- Saint Clair County
- Shelby County
- Tallapoosa County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Reynolds Mill, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Reynolds Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |