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Welcome to Reber ...

Reber is located in Essex County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Reber, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Reber is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Reber: (518)

Communities Also Named Reber ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Reber - it's located in Georgia.

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

Communities near Reber ...

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

  • Burlington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
    • Burlington is located in Chittenden County (VT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,899 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <3>
  • South Burlington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Burlington
    • South Burlington is located in Chittenden County (VT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,578 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Burlington <3>
  • Shelburne
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelburne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburne
    • Shelburne is located in Chittenden County (VT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,649 people
  • Winooski
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winooski have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winooski
    • Winooski is located in Chittenden County (VT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,527 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winooski <3>
  • Hinesburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinesburg
    • Hinesburg is located in Chittenden County (VT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,522 people
  • Charlotte
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlotte have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
    • Charlotte is located in Chittenden County (VT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,783 people
  • Ferrisburgh
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferrisburgh have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrisburgh
    • Ferrisburgh is located in Addison County (VT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
  • Ferrisburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferrisburg came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrisburg
    • Ferrisburg is located in Addison County (VT)
  • Vergennes
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vergennes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vergennes
    • Vergennes is located in Addison County (VT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,598 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vergennes <3>
  • Monkton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monkton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkton
    • Monkton is located in Addison County (VT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,106 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 Reber. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Reber.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Reber ...

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

Adding Reber to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Reber 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 for Reber was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Reber post office opened in 1880.

We also found Reber in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Reber.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Reber. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Essex County: www.co.essex.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Essex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Reber - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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