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Welcome to Reamsville ...

Reamsville is located in Smith County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Reamsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Reamsville is 1,890 feet [576 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Reamsville: 785

Communities near Reamsville ...

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

  • Smith Center
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Franklin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Kensington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Kensington is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kensington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
  • Agra
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Agra is located in Phillips County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
  • Lebanon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Gaylord
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Naponee
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Naponee is located in Franklin County (NE)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naponee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naponee <3>
  • Bloomington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Riverton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Athol
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Athol is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 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 Reamsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Reamsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Reamsville ...

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

Adding Reamsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Reamsville 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 (so far) for Reamsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Reamsville post office opened in 1882. The Reamsville post office closed in 1941.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Reamsville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Reamsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/