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Welcome to Reed ...

Reed is located in Lane County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Reed, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Reed is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Reed lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Reed: 541 & 458<3>

Communities Also Named Reed ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Reed - they are located in Arkansas (3), California (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana (2), Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (5), South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Reed ...

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

  • Florence
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Waldport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Yachats
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Alpha
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Alpha is located in Lane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
  • Deadwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Swisshome
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Mapleton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Point Terrace
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Point Terrace is located in Lane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Terrace
  • Blachly
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Westwood Village
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Westwood Village is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood Village

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Reed ...

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

Adding Reed to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Reed 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 (so far) for Reed was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Reed post office opened in 1900. The Reed post office closed in 1940.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Reed.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Lane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Reed - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Reed area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Reed area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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