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 Reeves (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 Reeves. 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 Reeves ...
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.
While the name of this community is Reeves, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Reeves may originally have been Reeve's.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Reeves. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Reeves.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Reeves is located in Columbus County.
To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Columbus County: Bladen, Brunswick, Pender, Robeson & Horry (SC).
Below are the counties that are near Reeves. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Reeves:
- Columbus County (The home county of Reeves)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeves, with the one closest to Reeves listed first.
- Pireway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pireway is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
- Bug Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
- Nakina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nakina is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nakina
- Pine Level
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Level is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Bethel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Ironhill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ironhill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
- Cribb Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cribb Town is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
- Brunswick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Redbug
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Redbug is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbug
- Clarendon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Emerson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Emerson is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Tabor City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hallsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
- Bladen County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeves, with the one closest to Reeves listed first.
- Council
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Council is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Rosindale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rosindale is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
- East Arcadia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- East Arcadia is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arcadia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
- Clarkton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Brunswick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeves, with the one closest to Reeves listed first.
- Ash
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ash is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Longwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Longwood is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Exum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Exum is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
- Carolina Shores
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Carolina Shores is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,802 people
- Makatoka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
- Calabash
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sunset Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shallotte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ocean Isle Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sivey Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sivey Town is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivey Town
- Supply
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Holden Beach
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Varnamtown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Varnamtown is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varnamtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Horry County (SC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeves, with the one closest to Reeves listed first.
- Little Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Little Town is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Longs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Little River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Creek Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cedar Creek Village is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Village
- Cherry Grove Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Daisy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Daisy is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Loris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- North Myrtle Beach
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Atlantic Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Atlantic Beach is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlantic Beach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Hand
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hand is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
- Briarcliffe Acres
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Briarcliffe Acres is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliffe Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
- Arcadian Shores
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Finklea
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Finklea is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finklea
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Reeves, see our County-by-County Page for Reeves.
Cemeteries Near Reeves ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reeves.
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 Reeves - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Reeves covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Reeves, with the one closest to Reeves listed first.
- Stanley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Stack Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- McKeithan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St. Stevens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Azor James Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bennett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Coleman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Formyduval Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Milligan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (196 more) ...
- Griffin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Duncan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Blanton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
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 Reeves in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Reeves.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Reeves, with the one closest to Reeves listed first.
- Pireway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pireway is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
- Bug Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
- Ash
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ash is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Old Dock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Old Dock is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dock
- Iredell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Iredell is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iredell
- Exum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Exum is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
- Dothan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dothan is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dothan
- Mollie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mollie is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mollie
- Calabash
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Makatoka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
- Ironhill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ironhill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
- Little River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Shallotte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Daisy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Daisy is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Wampee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wampee is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wampee
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Reeves. See our List of 1890's Communities around Reeves.
Newspapers Published in Reeves ...
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 10 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reeves.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reeves, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Reeves.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Reeves:
- Websites specific to North Carolina
- Pages specific to Columbus County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bladen County
- Brunswick County
- Horry County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for North Carolina
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Reeves, 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 from Point A (ie- Reeves) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |