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 Reids (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 Reids. 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 Reids ...
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 Reids, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Reids may originally have been Reid's.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Reids. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Reids.
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.
Reids is located in Twiggs County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Twiggs County: Bibb, Bleckley, Houston, Jones, Laurens & Wilkinson.
Below are the counties that are near Reids. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Reids:
- Twiggs County (The home county of Reids)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reids, with the one closest to Reids listed first.
- Huber
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Huber is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
- Dry Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marion is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Jeffersonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Danville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Baldwin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reids, with the one closest to Reids listed first.
- Coopers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Coopers is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Brown's Crossing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
- Mount Pleasant
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- The Colony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Colony is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Colony
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,834 people
- Hardwick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oconee Old Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oconee Old Town is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Old Town
- Bibb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reids, with the one closest to Reids listed first.
- Rutland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rutland is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Estimated population in 2019: 842 people
- Walden
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Walden is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
- Estimated population in 2019: 964 people
- Wheeler Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wheeler Heights is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Heights
- East Macon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- East Macon is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Macon
- Cross Keys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cross Keys is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Mogul
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mogul is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
- Estimated population in 2019: 400 people
- Bloomfield Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bloomfield Park is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,686 people
- Macon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vinson Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vinson Village is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Village
- Brookhaven
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brookhaven is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
- Estimated population in 2019: 55,554 people
- Payne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Payne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- West Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- West Point is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Lizella
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bleckley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reids, with the one closest to Reids listed first.
- Allentown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Royal
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Royal is located in Bleckley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,571 people
- Cochran
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reids, with the one closest to Reids listed first.
- Lee Pope
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Lee Pope is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Pope
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,055 people
- Zenith
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Zenith is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zenith
- Knoxville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Roberta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Musella
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dodge County
- Empire
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Empire is located in Dodge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reids, with the one closest to Reids listed first.
- Elberta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elberta is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,329 people
- Warner Robins
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stathams Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stathams Landing is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stathams Landing
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,839 people
- Bonaire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Woodard Estates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Woodard Estates is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,352 people
- Kathleen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Perry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clinchfield
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Elko
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jones County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reids, with the one closest to Reids listed first.
- Belvedere Manor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Belvedere Manor is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvedere Manor
- Population from the 2010 Census: 15,152 people
- Jones Acres
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jones Acres is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,962 people
- Griswoldville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Griswoldville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
- Mountain Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Springs is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
- Pitts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pitts is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitts
- Estimated population in 2019: 293 people
- James
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- James is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Morton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Morton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
- Estimated population in 2019: 549 people
- Clinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Clinton is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Former name for Clinton:
- Albany
- Gray
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bradley
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bradley is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Fortville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Fortville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
- Haddock
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wayside
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Wayside is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Laurens County
- Montrose
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Macon County
- Marshallville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reids, with the one closest to Reids listed first.
- Bolingbroke
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Smarr
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Russellville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Russellville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
- Forsyth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Juliette
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peach County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reids, with the one closest to Reids listed first.
- Echeconnee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Echeconnee is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echeconnee
- Byron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Miami Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Miami Valley is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miami Valley
- Taylors Mill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Taylors Mill is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylors Mill
- Estimated population in 2019: 224 people
- Fort Valley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Washington Square
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Washington Square is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Square
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,963 people
- Pulaski County
- Hawkinsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wilkinson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reids, with the one closest to Reids listed first.
- Brooks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brooks is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Gordon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ivey
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
- Dedrich
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dedrich is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedrich
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,146 people
- Irwinton
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- McIntyre
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Toomsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Reids, see our County-by-County Page for Reids.
Cemeteries Near Reids ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reids.
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 Reids - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Reids covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Reids, with the one closest to Reids listed first.
- Bond Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Andrews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pearce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Linda Melton Late Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- White Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- D.D. Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Glover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Land Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tharp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Burkett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pearce Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (352 more) ...
- Finch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nelson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Reids had railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Reids, with the one closest to Reids listed first.
- Avondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Avondale is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Rutland
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rutland is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Estimated population in 2019: 842 people
- Sofkee
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sofkee is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sofkee
- Walden
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Walden is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
- Estimated population in 2019: 964 people
- Fitzpatrick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fitzpatrick is located in Twiggs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
- Dry Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Echeconnee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Echeconnee is located in Peach County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echeconnee
- Macon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Griswoldville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Griswoldville is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griswoldville
- Tharpe ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tharpe is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tharpe
- Bonaire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Heard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Heard is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Kathleen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lewiston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lewiston is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Lizella
(15 miles [24.1 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 Reids. See our List of 1890's Communities around Reids.
Newspapers Published in Reids ...
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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reids.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reids, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Reids.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Reids:
- Websites specific to Georgia
- Pages specific to Twiggs County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baldwin County
- Bibb County
- Bleckley County
- Crawford County
- Dodge County
- Houston County
- Jones County
- Laurens County
- Macon County
- Monroe County
- Peach County
- Pulaski County
- Wilkinson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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 Reids, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Reids) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |