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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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

While the name of this city 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Taylor 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 Taylor County: Crawford, Macon, Marion, Peach, Schley, Talbot & Upson.

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:

  • Taylor County     (The home county of Reynolds)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds, with the one closest to Reynolds listed first.
    • Butler
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Five Points
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Rupert
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Carsonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Howard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Howard is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Mauk
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Norwich
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Norwich is located in Taylor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwich
      • Estimated population in 2019: 222 people
  • Bibb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds, with the one closest to Reynolds listed first.
    • Lizella
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • West Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Bloomfield Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bloomfield Park is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Park
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,686 people
    • Vinson Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Vinson Village is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Village
    • Walden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Walden is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
      • Estimated population in 2019: 964 people
    • Brookhaven
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Brookhaven is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookhaven
      • Estimated population in 2019: 55,554 people
    • Rutland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Rutland is located in Bibb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
      • Estimated population in 2019: 842 people
  • Crawford County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds, with the one closest to Reynolds listed first.
    • Zenith
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lee Pope
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Lee Pope is located in Crawford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Pope
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,055 people
    • Knoxville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Roberta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Musella
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Dooly County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds, with the one closest to Reynolds listed first.
    • Dooling
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Dooling is located in Dooly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
    • Byromville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Unadilla
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Houston County
  • Macon County
  • Marion County
  • Monroe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds, with the one closest to Reynolds listed first.
    • Culloden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Russellville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Russellville is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
  • Peach County
  • Schley County
  • Sumter County
  • Talbot County
  • Upson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds, with the one closest to Reynolds listed first.
    • Salem
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Salem is located in Upson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Yatesville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Lincoln Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lincoln Park is located in Upson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,503 people
    • Thomaston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Delray
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hannahs Mill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Hannahs Mill is located in Upson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahs Mill
    • Sunset Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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.

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.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Reynolds had a population of 283 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Reynolds had a population of 953 people.

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

  • Garden Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Garden Valley is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Valley
  • Lee Pope
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lee Pope is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Pope
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,055 people
  • Butler
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Marshallville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Winchester
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Winchester is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Knoxville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Roberta
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Barrons Lane
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Barrons Lane is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrons Lane
  • Carsonville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Musella
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Howard
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Howard is located in Taylor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Sandy Point
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sandy Point is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...

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 the Vicinity of 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 22 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reynolds.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Reynolds. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Reynolds and those printed in the larger area surrounding Reynolds.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4> of Reynolds.

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 professional and volunteer 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:

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>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'.
<5>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.