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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Reeds. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Reeds to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Reeds, please Contact Us.
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 Reeds (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 Reeds. 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 Reeds ...
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.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
While the name of this community is Reeds, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Reeds may originally have been Reed's.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Reeds. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Reeds.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Although our information shows that the community of Reeds is historic, it would have been located within present day Hocking County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hocking County: Athens, Fairfield, Perry, Pickaway, Ross & Vinton.
Below are the counties that are near Reeds. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Reeds:
- Hocking County (The home county of Reeds)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeds, with the one closest to Reeds listed first.
- South Bloomingville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Apple
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Laurelville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gibisonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gibisonville is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibisonville
- Mount Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Rockbridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Logan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Logan is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
- Union Furnace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Union Furnace is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Furnace
- Logan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Run Junction
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sand Run Junction is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Run Junction
- Candy Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Candy Town is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candy Town
- Athens County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeds, with the one closest to Reeds listed first.
- Carbondale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Carbondale is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
- King's Station ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- King's Station is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King's Station
- King's Station has also been known as:
- King Hollow
- King's Hollow
- King's Switch
- Mineral
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Mineral is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Nelsonville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Bessemer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Bessemer is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer
- Buchtel
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Buchtel is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchtel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 568 people
- Albany
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chauncey
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Chauncey is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,038 people
- The Plains
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Greens Run
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Greens Run is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Run
- Liars Corner ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Liars Corner is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liars Corner
- Truetown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Truetown is located in Athens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truetown
- Fairfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeds, with the one closest to Reeds listed first.
- Revenge ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Revenge is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Revenge
- Sugar Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Stoutsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Amanda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Delmont ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Delmont is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmont
- Lancaster
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tarhe Town ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tarhe Town is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarhe Town
- Cedar Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Carroll
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rushville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Rushville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Rushville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rushville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Jefferson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jefferson is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Gallia County
- Alice
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alice is located in Gallia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeds, with the one closest to Reeds listed first.
- Ray
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Former names for Ray:
- Rays
- Raysville
- Altoona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Altoona is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
- Coalton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Coalton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 473 people
- Limerick
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Limerick is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limerick
- Glen Roy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Glen Roy is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Roy
- Wellston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Petrea
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Petrea is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrea
- Jackson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Pattonsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pattonsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsville
- Glade
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Glade is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Meigs County
- Point Rock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Point Rock is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Rock
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeds, with the one closest to Reeds listed first.
- New Straitsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Avalon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Avalon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avalon
- Shawnee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carthon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carthon is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthon
- Hemlock
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hemlock is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Junction City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ludington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ludington is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludington
- Drakes
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Drakes is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeds, with the one closest to Reeds listed first.
- Huntsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Tarlton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Thacher
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Thacher is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thacher
- Thacher has also been known as:
- Livington
- Thatcher Corners
- Elmwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Elmwood is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood
- Knollwood Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Knollwood Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood Village
- Logan Elm Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Logan Elm Village is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Elm Village
- Circleville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- East Ringgold
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- East Ringgold is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ringgold
- Fox
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fox is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Ashville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Paul
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Paul is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
- South Bloomfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Bloomfield is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Bloomfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeds, with the one closest to Reeds listed first.
- Mount Sinai
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Sinai is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai
- Bristol Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bristol Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Village
- Peck
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Peck is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
- Waverly City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly City
- Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
- Waverly
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Jean
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Jean is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Jean
- Beaver
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Greggs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greggs is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Robbins is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Zahn's Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zahn's Corners is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zahn's Corners
- Zahn's Corners has also been known as:
- Zann's Corners
- Piketon
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeds, with the one closest to Reeds listed first.
- Adelphi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Schooley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Schooley is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schooley
- Schooley has also been known as:
- Schooley Station
- Deadman Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Deadman Crossing is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadman Crossing
- Richmond Dale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Richmond Dale is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Dale
- Riton ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Riton is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riton
- Chillicothe
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Andersonville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Andersonville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
- Massieville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Massieville is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massieville
- Yellowbud
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Yellowbud is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowbud
- North Fork Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- North Fork Village is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork Village
- Alma
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Alma is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Vinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeds, with the one closest to Reeds listed first.
- Stella
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- McArthur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Richland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Richland is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Dundas
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dundas is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Zaleski
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hope ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hope is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Ural ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ural is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ural
- Moonville ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Moonville is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonville
- Hamden
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Oreton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oreton is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreton
- Arbaugh
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Arbaugh is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbaugh
- Vales Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Vales Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vales Mills
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Reeds, see our County-by-County Page for Reeds.
Cemeteries Near Reeds ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reeds.
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 Reeds - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Reeds covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Reeds, with the one closest to Reeds listed first.
- Berry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Schooley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Justice Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Bloomingville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Karshner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Haynes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Haynes Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<5> to the southeast of Laurelville.
- The Haynes Cemetery has also been known as:
- Carper Cemetery
- Harper Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41338 <4>
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sours Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Zion Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (689 more) ...
- Spunk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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.
While we didn't find Reeds in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Reeds.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Reeds, with the one closest to Reeds listed first.
- South Bloomingville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Haynes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Apple
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Apple is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
- South Perry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- South Perry is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Perry
- Cedar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Rockhouse ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rockhouse is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
- Eagle Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Mills is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mills
- Stella
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stella is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Laurelville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adelphi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hue
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hue is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hue
- Royal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Royal is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Siverly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Siverly is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siverly
- Blackjack
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blackjack is located in Hocking County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
- Cox ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cox is located in Vinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Reeds. See our List of 1890's Communities around Reeds.
Newspapers Published in Reeds ...
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 59 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reeds.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reeds, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Reeds.
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 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 Reeds:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Hocking County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Athens County
- Fairfield County
- Gallia County
- Jackson County
- Meigs County
- Perry County
- Pickaway County
- Pike County
- Ross County
- Vinton County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Reeds, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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). |
| <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 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. |
| <5> | 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- Reeds) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <6> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of South Bloomingville and Gibisonville. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |