Welcome to Reevesville ...

Reevesville is located in Johnson County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Reevesville, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

The pronunciation of Reevesville: REEVZ-vil<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Reevesville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Reevesville is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Reevesville is within the (618) area code.

Communities Also Named Reevesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Reevesville - it's located in South Carolina.

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

Communities near Reevesville ...

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

• Paducah
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paducah
  • Paducah is located in McCracken County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paducah <5>
• Metropolis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metropolis
  • Metropolis is located in Massac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metropolis <5>
• Vienna
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,427 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <5>
• Brookport
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookport have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookport
  • Brookport is located in Massac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookport <5>
• Golconda
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golconda have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golconda
  • Golconda is located in Pope County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golconda <5>
• Karnak
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Karnak have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karnak
  • Karnak is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Karnak <5>
• Joppa
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joppa have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
  • Joppa is located in Massac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joppa <5>
• Stonefort
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonefort have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonefort
  • Stonefort is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stonefort <5>
• Cypress
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
  • Cypress is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cypress <5>
• New Burnside
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burnside
  • New Burnside is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Burnside <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 Reevesville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Reevesville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Reevesville ...

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

Adding Reevesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Reevesville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Reevesville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Reevesville post office opened in 1890.

We also found Reevesville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Reevesville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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