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 Reid (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 Reid. 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.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Reid is located in Washington County.
To see how the shape of Maryland's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Allegany, Frederick, Franklin (PA), Fulton (PA), Loudoun (VA), Berkeley (WV), Jefferson (WV) & Morgan (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Reid. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Reid:
- Washington County (The home county of Reid)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reid, with the one closest to Reid listed first.
- Fountainhead - Orchard Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Long Meadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Long Meadow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadow
- Paramount - Long Meadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hill Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hill Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Village
- Leitersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leitersburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitersburg
- Maugansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bridgeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Robinwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Robinwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinwood
- Chewsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chewsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
- Hagerstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hagerstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
- Former name for Hagerstown:
- Hager's Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <1>
- Cavetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cavetown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
- Greenvale Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenvale Village is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Village
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reid, with the one closest to Reid listed first.
- Keysville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Keysville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
- Bruceville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bruceville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
- Keymar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Crabster ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Crabster is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabster
- Harney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Harney is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harney
- Fairground Village
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fairground Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairground Village
- Taneytown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Union Bridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Bark Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bark Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark Hill
- Linwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Linwood is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- McKinstrys Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- McKinstrys Mill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinstrys Mill
- Frederick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reid, with the one closest to Reid listed first.
- Sabillasville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Walk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Walk is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Walk
- Catoctin Furnace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Catoctin Furnace is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoctin Furnace
- Myersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thurmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Frostown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Frostown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostown
- Bolivar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bolivar is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Jimtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jimtown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Emmitsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mountaindale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mountaindale is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountaindale
- Creagerstown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Creagerstown is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creagerstown
- Yellow Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Springs is located in Frederick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs
- Adams County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reid, with the one closest to Reid listed first.
- Carroll Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jacks Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jacks Mountain is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Mountain
- Fairfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Zora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Zora is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zora
- Virginia Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Virginia Mills is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Mills
- Orrtanna
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cashtown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cashtown is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashtown
- Trust
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Trust is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trust
- Greenmount
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Greenmount is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
- Cashtown - McKnightstown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- McKnightstown Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- McKnightstown Station is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKnightstown Station
- Seven Stars
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Stars is located in Adams County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Cumberland County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reid, with the one closest to Reid listed first.
- Shippensburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lees Cross Roads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lees Cross Roads is located in Cumberland County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Cross Roads
- Newburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Franklin County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reid, with the one closest to Reid listed first.
- Wingerton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wingerton is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingerton
- Shady Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Waynecastle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Waynecastle is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynecastle
- Zullinger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zullinger is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zullinger
- Milnor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Milnor is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnor
- Greencastle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wayne Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wayne Heights is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne Heights
- Waynesboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rouzerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rouzerville is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouzerville
- Clay Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Clay Hill is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Hill
- Nunnery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nunnery is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnery
- Kauffman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kauffman is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kauffman
- Fulton County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reid, with the one closest to Reid listed first.
- Websters Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Websters Mill is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- McConnellsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Knobsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Knobsville is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobsville
- Covalt
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Covalt is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
- Needmore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Burnt Cabins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burnt Cabins is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Cabins
- Harrisonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Pleasant Ridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Dott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Dott is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
- Warfordsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Fort Littleton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sipes Mill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Loudoun County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reid, with the one closest to Reid listed first.
- Georges Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Georges Mill is located in Loudoun County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Mill
- Lovettsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Berkeley County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reid, with the one closest to Reid listed first.
- Falling Waters
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Little Georgetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Bedington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Scrabble
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Swan Pond
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Hedgesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Baker Heights
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Martinsburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Arden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Darkesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Jefferson County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reid, with the one closest to Reid listed first.
- Shepherdstown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Bardane
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
- Harpers Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bolivar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bolivar is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
- Lower Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lower Town is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Town
- Jefferson Village
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Charles Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ranson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Ranson is located in Jefferson County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
- Ranson has also been known as:
- Corporation of Ranson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <1>
- Morgan County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reid, with the one closest to Reid listed first.
- Cherry Run
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Sleepy Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Holton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Holton is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Hancock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Bath
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Bath is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Berkeley Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Berryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Reid, see our County-by-County Page for Reid.
Cemeteries Near Reid ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reid.
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 Reid - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Reid covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Reid, with the one closest to Reid listed first.
- Paradise Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Millers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Longmeadow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- State Line UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- State Line Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Beautiful View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rest Haven Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. James Graveyard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Leitersburg.
- The St. Pauls Lutheran Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Pauls Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #81591 <2>
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (312 more) ...
- Reiffs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Salem Graveyard
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Lawn Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
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 Reid in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Reid.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Reid, with the one closest to Reid listed first.
- Wingerton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Wingerton is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingerton
- State Line
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Maugansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Leitersburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leitersburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitersburg
- Zullinger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Zullinger is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zullinger
- Shady Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Hagerstown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hagerstown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
- Former name for Hagerstown:
- Hager's Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <1>
- Chewsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chewsville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewsville
- Greencastle
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ringgold
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ringgold is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Cearfoss
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cearfoss is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cearfoss
- Broadfording
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Broadfording is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broadfording
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cavetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cavetown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
- Smithsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waynesboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Reid. See our List of 1890's Communities around Reid.
Newspapers Published in Reid ...
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 Reid.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reid, there are papers which were published within 6 miles [9.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Reid.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Reid:
- Websites specific to Maryland
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Frederick County
- Adams County
- Cumberland County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Loudoun County
- Berkeley County
- Jefferson County
- Morgan County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Maryland
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 Reid, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Reid) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |