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Welcome to Reesville ...

Reesville is located in Clinton County<1>.


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


The pronunciation of Reesville: REES-vil<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Reesville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

Reesville is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Reesville is located in the (937) area code.

Communities Also Named Reesville ...

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

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

Communities near Reesville ...

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

  • Xenia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
    • Xenia is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,081 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Xenia <5>
  • Washington Court House
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Washington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
    • Washington is located in Fayette County
  • Wilmington
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hillsboro
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Greenfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedarville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jamestown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Jamestown is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,146 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <5>
  • Lynchburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
    • Lynchburg is located in Highland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,493 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <5>
  • Leesburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Reesville ...

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

Adding Reesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Reesville 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 Reesville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Reesville post office opened in 1858.

We also found Reesville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Reesville.

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

The official website for Clinton County: www.co.clinton.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Clinton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Reesville. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Reesville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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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