Welcome to Reed ...

Reed is located in Hall County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Reed, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Reed is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Reed: (470)<4>, (678) and (770).

Websites for Reed ...

Junior League:   www.gainesvillehalljuniorleague.org/

Communities Also Named Reed ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Reed: This one is located in Hall County and the other is located in Harris County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 27 communities that are also named Reed - they are located in Arkansas (3), California (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (5), South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Reed ...

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

• Gainesville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
  • Gainesville is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <5>
• Gainesville Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville Mills
  • Gainesville Mills is located in Hall County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 43,232 people
• Lawrenceville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
  • Lawrenceville is located in Gwinnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceville <5>
• Duluth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duluth
  • Duluth is located in Gwinnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duluth <5>
• Sugar Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
  • Sugar Hill is located in Gwinnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Hill <5>
• Suwanee
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Suwanee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suwanee
  • Suwanee is located in Gwinnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suwanee <5>
• Winder
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winder
  • Winder is located in Barrow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winder <5>
• Dry Pond
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
  • Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
• Buford
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
  • Buford is located in Gwinnett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buford <5>
• Braselton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braselton
  • Braselton is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braselton <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Reed ...

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

Adding Reed to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Reed in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Reed was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Reed post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Reed.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hall County: www.hallcounty.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/