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Welcome to Reeves ...

Reeves is located in Estill County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Reeves, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.

Reeves is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Reeves: 606

Communities Also Named Reeves ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Reeves - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan (2), North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Reeves ...

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

  • Richmond
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Berea
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Berea is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berea <3>
  • Stanton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Irvine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Beattyville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Clay City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • McKee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Ravenna
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lynch Town
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Lynch Town is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Town
  • Miller's Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Miller's Creek is located in Estill County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Creek

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Reeves ...

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

Adding Reeves to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Reeves in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Reeves was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Reeves post office opened in 1910. The Reeves post office closed in 1919.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Reeves.

Footnotes ...

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