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Welcome to Reed Crossing ...

Reed Crossing is located in La Salle County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Reed Crossing: Reed Xing.

Reed Crossing is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Reed Crossing lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Reed Crossing: 815 & 779<3>

Communities Also Named Reed Crossing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Reed Crossing - it's located in New Jersey.

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

Communities near Reed Crossing ...

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

  • Ottawa
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Ottawa is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,097 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottawa <4>
  • Streator
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Peru
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Peru is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peru
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,612 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peru <4>
  • La Salle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Valley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Marseilles
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Oglesby
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Sheridan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Seneca
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Seneca is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
    • Seneca has also been known as:
    • Crotty
    • Seneca village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <4>
  • North Utica
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • North Utica is located in La Salle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Utica
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Reed Crossing ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including La Salle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Reed Crossing - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 815 code has been Overlayed with the 779 area code. New phone numbers in the Reed Crossing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the Reed Crossing area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.