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 Reed Station (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 Reed Station. 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 Reed Station ...
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.
Another variation: Read Station.
- A typical abbreviation for Reed Station: Reed Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Reed Station. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Reed Station.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Reed Station is located in Delaware County.
To see how the shape of Indiana's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Delaware County: Blackford, Grant, Henry, Jay, Madison & Randolph.
Below are the counties that are near Reed Station. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Reed Station:
- Delaware County (The home county of Reed Station)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reed Station, with the one closest to Reed Station listed first.
- Yorktown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Andersonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Andersonville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Gaston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Daleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Muncie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Progress
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Progress is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Progress
- Liberty Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Liberty Corners is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Janney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Janney is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
- Cowan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Oakville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakville is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Desoto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Desoto is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desoto
- Eaton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blackford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reed Station, with the one closest to Reed Station listed first.
- Shamrock Lakes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Shamrock Lakes is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Renner ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Renner is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renner
- Hartford City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Millgrove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Millgrove is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Mollie ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mollie is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Ridertown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ridertown is located in Blackford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridertown
- Montpelier
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reed Station, with the one closest to Reed Station listed first.
- Matthews
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Matthews is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Fowlerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fowlerton is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Fairmount
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Upland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Hackleman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hackleman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleman
- Rigdon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rigdon is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rigdon
- Gas City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Jonesboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Arcana
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Arcana is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcana
- Friendly Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Friendly Corner is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Michaelsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Michaelsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaelsville
- Marion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Hamilton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reed Station, with the one closest to Reed Station listed first.
- Aroma
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Aroma is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroma
- Omega
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Omega is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Durbin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Durbin is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Strawtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Strawtown is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawtown
- Clarksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Luxhaven
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Luxhaven is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxhaven
- Olio
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Olio is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olio
- Arcadia
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Atlanta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Cicero
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Monterey Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Village
- Noblesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reed Station, with the one closest to Reed Station listed first.
- Shirley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Shirley is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 906 people
- Warrington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Warrington is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrington
- Wilkinson
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Willow Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Willow Branch is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Branch
- Colonial Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Eden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eden is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Fortville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Denny Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Denny Corner is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Maxwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maxwell is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Woodbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Woodbury is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Charlottesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Charlottesville is located in Hancock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlottesville
- McCordsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Henry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reed Station, with the one closest to Reed Station listed first.
- Middletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Luray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Luray is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luray
- Springport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
- Mount Summit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cadiz
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Cadiz is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Blountsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Blountsville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Foley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Foley is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
- Messick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Messick is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messick
- Mooreland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mooreland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Kennard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Kennard is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- New Castle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reed Station, with the one closest to Reed Station listed first.
- Jerome
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jerome is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Guy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Guy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Greentown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hemlock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Jay County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reed Station, with the one closest to Reed Station listed first.
- Dunkirk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Redkey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greene
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greene is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Blaine
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Blaine is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Pennville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pony
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pony is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pony
- Bluff Point
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bluff Point is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Point
- Collett
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Collett is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett
- Fiat
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fiat is located in Jay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
- Kosciusko County
- Warsaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reed Station, with the one closest to Reed Station listed first.
- Chesterfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alexandria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Prosperity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Prosperity is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Glyn Ellen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glyn Ellen is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glyn Ellen
- Gimco City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gimco City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gimco City
- Summitville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Summitville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summitville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Country Club Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Country Club Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- North Anderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Anderson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Anderson
- Florida
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Anderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Orestes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Orestes is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orestes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reed Station, with the one closest to Reed Station listed first.
- Parker City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Windsor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Windsor is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
- Farmland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Losantville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Modoc
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Modoc is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Modoc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Ridgeville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ridgeville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
- Stone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Stone is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Winchester
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Rural
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rural is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural
- Snow Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Bloomingport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingport is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingport
- Tipton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reed Station, with the one closest to Reed Station listed first.
- Hobbs
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Windfall City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Windfall City is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
- Windfall
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tipton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Nevada
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nevada is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reed Station, with the one closest to Reed Station listed first.
- Franklin
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Economy
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Economy is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
- Hagerstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wells County
- Keystone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone is located in Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Reed Station, see our County-by-County Page for Reed Station.
Cemeteries Near Reed Station ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reed Station.
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 Reed Station - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Reed Station covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Reed Station, with the one closest to Reed Station listed first.
- Hawk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- McKinley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nottingham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Heagy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Moonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Ridge Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saunders Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sunderland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tomlinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beech Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beech Grove Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Muncie.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #84289 <2>
- Continue List (305 more) ...
- Thompson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Walker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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>
While we didn't find Reed Station in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Reed Station.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Reed Station, with the one closest to Reed Station listed first.
- Cammack
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cammack is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammack
- Yorktown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Daleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Anthony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Anthony is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Muncie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chesterfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Roads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cross Roads is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Royerton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Royerton is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royerton
- Alexandria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Linwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Linwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Florida
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Florida is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
- Middletown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cowan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cowan is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Shideler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shideler is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shideler
- Wheeling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wheeling is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Reed Station. See our List of 1890's Communities around Reed Station.
Newspapers Published in Reed Station ...
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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reed Station.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reed Station, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Reed Station.
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 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 Reed Station:
- Websites specific to Indiana
- Pages specific to Delaware County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blackford County
- Grant County
- Hamilton County
- Hancock County
- Henry County
- Howard County
- Jay County
- Kosciusko County
- Madison County
- Randolph County
- Tipton County
- Wayne County
- Wells County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Indiana
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 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. |
| <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 Reed Station, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Reed Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |