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Welcome to Reedville ...

Reedville is located in Carter County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Reedville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.

Reedville is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Reedville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Reedville: 606

Communities Also Named Reedville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Reedville - they are located in Arkansas, Indiana, Missouri, New York, Oregon, Texas, Vermont and Virginia.

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

Communities near Reedville ...

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

  • Grayson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Louisa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Catlettsburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Olive Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Fort Gay
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Sandy Hook
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Blaine
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Beetle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Beetle is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetle
  • Leon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Leon is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
  • Webbville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Webbville is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webbville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Reedville ...

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

Adding Reedville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Reedville 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 Reedville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Reedville post office opened in 1916. The Reedville post office closed in 1940.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Reedville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Carter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Reedville - 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/