Welcome to Reidsville ...

Reidsville is located in Albany County<1>.

The location of Reidsville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Reidsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1832.

Reidsville is 1,440 feet [439 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Reidsville: (518)

Communities Also Named Reidsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Reidsville - they are located in Georgia, Nebraska, North Carolina and Ontario.

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

Communities near Reidsville ...

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

• Albany
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <4>
• Schenectady
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schenectady
  • Schenectady is located in Schenectady County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schenectady <4>
• Watervliet
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watervliet
  • Watervliet is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
  • Former names for Watervliet:
  • Gibbonsville
  • Port Schuyler
  • West Troy
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watervliet <4>
• Rensselaer
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer
  • Rensselaer is located in Rensselaer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rensselaer <4>
• Scotia
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
  • Scotia is located in Schenectady County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,618 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <4>
• Colonie
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonie
  • Colonie is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colonie <4>
• Menands
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menands
  • Menands is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menands <4>
• Ravena
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravena
  • Ravena is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,154 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravena <4>
• Voorheesville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Voorheesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorheesville
  • Voorheesville is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Voorheesville <4>
• Coxsackie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxsackie
  • Coxsackie is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coxsackie <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Reidsville ...

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

Adding Reidsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Reidsville 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 Reidsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Reidsville post office opened in 1832.

We also found Reidsville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Reidsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Albany County: www.albanycounty.com/

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