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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 Reidsville (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 Reidsville. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Reidsville is located in Tattnall County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Tattnall County: Appling, Candler, Emanuel, Evans, Liberty, Long, Toombs & Wayne.

Below are the counties that are near Reidsville. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Reidsville:

  • Tattnall County     (The home county of Reidsville)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reidsville, with the one closest to Reidsville listed first.
    • Collins
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Manassas
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mendes
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendes
      • Mendes is located in Tattnall County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 456 people
    • Cobbtown
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbtown
      • Cobbtown is located in Tattnall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
      • Former name for Cobbtown:
      • Cobb Town
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobbtown <1>
    • Midway
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Tattnall County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 657 people
    • Glennville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Appling County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reidsville, with the one closest to Reidsville listed first.
    • Surrency
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Baxley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Phillipi
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phillipi have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipi
      • Phillipi is located in Appling County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 707 people
    • Graham
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
      • Graham is located in Appling County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Bryan County
    • Pembroke
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pembroke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
      • Pembroke is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,683 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <1>
  • Bulloch County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reidsville, with the one closest to Reidsville listed first.
    • New Hope
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Hope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • New Hope is located in Bulloch County
    • Register
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Register have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register
      • Register is located in Bulloch County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Register <1>
    • Statesborough
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Statesborough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesborough
      • Statesborough is located in Bulloch County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 32,954 people
    • Eagle Court
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Court have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Court
      • Eagle Court is located in Bulloch County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 164 people
    • Olde Towne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olde Towne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Towne
      • Olde Towne is located in Bulloch County
  • Candler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reidsville, with the one closest to Reidsville listed first.
    • Metter
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Canoe
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canoe
      • Canoe is located in Candler County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 785 people
    • Pulaski
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Emanuel County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reidsville, with the one closest to Reidsville listed first.
    • Oak Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Stillmore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillmore
      • Stillmore is located in Emanuel County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stillmore <1>
    • Nunez
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nunez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunez
      • Nunez is located in Emanuel County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nunez <1>
  • Evans County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reidsville, with the one closest to Reidsville listed first.
    • Bellville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hagan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Claxton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Daisy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jeff Davis County
    • Tallahassee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallahassee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallahassee
      • Tallahassee is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,185 people
  • Liberty County
    • Gum Branch
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
      • Gum Branch is located in Liberty County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
  • Long County
    • Donald
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
      • Donald is located in Long County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,466 people
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reidsville, with the one closest to Reidsville listed first.
    • Alston
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Petross
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petross
      • Petross is located in Montgomery County
    • Higgston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higgston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgston
      • Higgston is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • Uvalda
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Ailey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ailey
      • Ailey is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ailey <1>
    • Mount Vernon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Tarrytown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarrytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
      • Tarrytown is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarrytown <1>
  • Toombs County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reidsville, with the one closest to Reidsville listed first.
    • Ohoopee
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohoopee
      • Ohoopee is located in Toombs County
    • Santa Claus
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Claus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
      • Santa Claus is located in Toombs County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Toombs Central
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toombs Central have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toombs Central
      • Toombs Central is located in Toombs County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 486 people
    • Lyons
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rock Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
      • Rock Springs is located in Toombs County
    • Cedar Crossing
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crossing
      • Cedar Crossing is located in Toombs County
    • Vidalia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Charles
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles
      • Charles is located in Toombs County
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reidsville, with the one closest to Reidsville listed first.
    • Madray Springs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madray Springs
      • Madray Springs is located in Wayne County
    • Odum
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Reidsville, see our County-by-County Page for Reidsville.

Cemeteries Near Reidsville ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reidsville.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Reidsville covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Reidsville, with the one closest to Reidsville listed first.

  • Wilds Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilds Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hammock Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Maddox Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maddox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maddox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ogden Mill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ogden Mill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ogden Mill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Shiloh Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gainwell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gainwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gainwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Smith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Collins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Collins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Henry Kennedy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Stanley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elza Baptist Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (308 more) ...
    • Ryals Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ryals Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ryals Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pine View Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine View Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Old Tippins Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Tippins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Tippins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Reidsville had a population of 106 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Reidsville had a population of 2,665 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Reidsville, with the one closest to Reidsville listed first.

  • Collins
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Manassas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Altamaha
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altamaha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamaha
    • Altamaha is located in Tattnall County
    • Former name for Altamaha:
    • Atamaha
  • Tison
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tison
    • Tison is located in Tattnall County
  • English Eddy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Eddy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Eddy
    • English Eddy is located in Toombs County
  • Glennville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Birdford ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birdford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdford
    • Birdford is located in Tattnall County
  • Vidalia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Higgston
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Higgston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgston
    • Higgston is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
  • McGregor
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGregor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGregor
    • McGregor is located in Montgomery County
  • Wheaton
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheaton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
    • Wheaton is located in Appling County
  • Stillmore
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillmore
    • Stillmore is located in Emanuel County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stillmore <1>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Prentiss
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prentiss have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss
      • Prentiss is located in Appling County
    • Baxley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Surrency
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Reidsville. See our List of 1890's Communities around Reidsville.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Reidsville ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reidsville.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Reidsville. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Reidsville and those printed in the larger area surrounding Reidsville.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5> of Reidsville.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Reidsville:

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

The official website for Tattnall County: www.tattnall.com/

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

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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 Reidsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Reidsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Reidsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0871, Longitude: -82.1244       In this case, the coordinates for Reidsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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