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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 (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. 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 ...
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.
While the name of this community is Reynolds, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Reynolds may originally have been Reynold's.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Reynolds. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Reynolds.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.
Reynolds is located in Lawrence 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 Lawrence County: Colbert, Cullman, Franklin, Limestone, Morgan & Winston.
Below are the counties that are near Reynolds. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Reynolds:
- Lawrence County (The home county of Reynolds)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds, with the one closest to Reynolds listed first.
- Hillsboro
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Chalybeate Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Mountain Home
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Courtland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Courtland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Oakville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Moulton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Town Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Red Bank
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Muck City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Muck City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
- Hatton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Wren
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wren is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Edmond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Colbert County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds, with the one closest to Reynolds listed first.
- Garner ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Leighton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Ford City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Nitrate City
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Muscle Shoals
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Wilson Dam
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- Littleville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- South Florence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- White House Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- White House Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
- Tuscumbia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds, with the one closest to Reynolds listed first.
- Central
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Central is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Jones' Chapel
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
- West Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Lauderdale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds, with the one closest to Reynolds listed first.
- Dells Vista Shores
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
- Rogersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <2>
- Confluence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Estep ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Belleview ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Cedar Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Elgin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Anderson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Corum ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Bethel
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Comer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Killen
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Limestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds, with the one closest to Reynolds listed first.
- Ripley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Harris Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Orrville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Poplar Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Tanner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lentzville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Belle Mina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Mooresville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cairo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Athens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Country Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Westlake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Fairmount
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds, with the one closest to Reynolds listed first.
- Madison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Triana
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Harvest
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Monrovia
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Rideout Village
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Jeff
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Toney
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds, with the one closest to Reynolds listed first.
- Trinity
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Moulton Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Simpson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Austinville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Decatur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <2>
- Russell Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Flint City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Danville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Burningtree Mountain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Priceville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hartselle
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Plains
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Leesdale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds, with the one closest to Reynolds listed first.
- Upshaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Grayson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Grayson is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Ellaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ellaville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
- Addison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Giles County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds, with the one closest to Reynolds listed first.
- Prospect
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stella
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Stella is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Minor Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Lawrence County (TN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds, with the one closest to Reynolds listed first.
- Appleton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Liberty Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
- Rascal Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Reynolds, see our County-by-County Page for Reynolds.
Cemeteries Near Reynolds ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reynolds.
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 - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Reynolds covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Reynolds, with the one closest to Reynolds listed first.
- Rainwater Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- McBride Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Kelly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Elliott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Reynolds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cottingham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Vaughan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Penny Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ennix Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hacklin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shackelford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clardy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (846 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Trotter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Barclay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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 in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Reynolds.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Reynolds, with the one closest to Reynolds listed first.
- Hillsboro
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mountain Home
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Courtland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ripley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Simpson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Decatur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <2>
- Decatur Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Decatur Junction is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur Junction
- Harris Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Poplar Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Moulton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Blackburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blackburn is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Neel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Neel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neel
- Town Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hatton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Reynolds. See our List of 1890's Communities around Reynolds.
Newspapers Published in Reynolds ...
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 57 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reynolds.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reynolds, there are papers which were published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Reynolds.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Lawrence County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Colbert County
- Cullman County
- Lauderdale County
- Limestone County
- Madison County
- Morgan County
- Winston County
- Giles County
- Lawrence 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, 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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |