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Introduction ...
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 Rea (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 Rea. 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.
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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Rea is located in Washington County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Washington County: Allegheny, Beaver, Fayette, Greene, Westmoreland, Brooke (WV), Hancock (WV), Marshall (WV) & Ohio (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Rea. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Rea:
- Washington County (The home county of Rea)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rea, with the one closest to Rea listed first.
- Woodrow
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Woodrow is located in Washington County
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- Pattersons Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pattersons Mill is located in Washington County
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- Cross Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cross Creek is located in Washington County
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- Burgettstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo is located in Washington County
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- West Middletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Middletown is located in Washington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Jefferson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jefferson is located in Washington County
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- Acheson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Acheson is located in Washington County
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- Independence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Independence is located in Washington County
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- Dinsmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dinsmore is located in Washington County
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- Hanlin Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hanlin Station is located in Washington County
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- Midway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arden is located in Washington County
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- Allegheny County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rea, with the one closest to Rea listed first.
- Sturgeon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Noblestown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Noblestown is located in Allegheny County
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- Oakdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Morgan is located in Allegheny County
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- Murdocksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Murdocksville is located in Allegheny County
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- Bridgeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Essen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Essen is located in Allegheny County
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- Upper Saint Clair
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Heidelberg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Heidelberg is located in Allegheny County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,199 people
- Woodville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville is located in Allegheny County
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- Carnegie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Moon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Moon is located in Allegheny County
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- Pennsbury Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Pennsbury Village is located in Allegheny County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
- Beaver County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rea, with the one closest to Rea listed first.
- Comettsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Comettsburg is located in Beaver County
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- Frankfort Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Frankfort Springs is located in Beaver County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Harshaville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Harshaville is located in Beaver County
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- Kendall
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kendall is located in Beaver County
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- Gringo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
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- Crestmont Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Crestmont Village is located in Beaver County
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- Hookstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- South Heights
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- South Heights is located in Beaver County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 437 people
- Ambridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- New Sheffield
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- New Sheffield is located in Beaver County
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- Aliquippa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Shippingport
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Shippingport is located in Beaver County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Georgetown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rea, with the one closest to Rea listed first.
- Belle Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- East Millsboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Millsboro is located in Fayette County
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- La Belle
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- La Belle is located in Fayette County
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- Luzerne
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Luzerne is located in Fayette County
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- Newell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newell is located in Fayette County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
- Alicia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alicia is located in Fayette County
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- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rea, with the one closest to Rea listed first.
- West Union
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- West Union is located in Greene County
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- Swarts
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Swarts is located in Greene County
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- Rutan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Rutan is located in Greene County
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- Ryerson Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Ryerson Station is located in Greene County
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- Lippincott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lippincott is located in Greene County
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- Rogersville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rogersville is located in Greene County
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- Chartiers
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chartiers is located in Greene County
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- Clarksville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Waynesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Holbrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Holbrook is located in Greene County
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- McCracken
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- McCracken is located in Greene County
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- Jefferson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson is located in Greene County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 249 people
- Morrisville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morrisville is located in Greene County
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- Westmoreland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Rea, with the one closest to Rea listed first.
- Gibsonton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gibsonton is located in Westmoreland County
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- Monessen
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- North Belle Vernon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- North Belle Vernon is located in Westmoreland County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,842 people
- Webster
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Webster is located in Westmoreland County
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- Belmont County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rea, with the one closest to Rea listed first.
- Martins Ferry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Brookside
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Brookside is located in Belmont County (OH)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
- West Wheeling
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- West Wheeling is located in Belmont County (OH)
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- Colerain
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Colerain is located in Belmont County (OH)
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- Bellaire
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Barton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blaine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blaine is located in Belmont County (OH)
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- Crescent
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent is located in Belmont County (OH)
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- Neffs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Neffs is located in Belmont County (OH)
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- Blainesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Blainesville is located in Belmont County (OH)
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- Shadyside
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kinsman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kinsman is located in Belmont County (OH)
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- Columbiana County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rea, with the one closest to Rea listed first.
- East End
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- East End is located in Columbiana County (OH)
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- East Liverpool
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Walkers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walkers is located in Columbiana County (OH)
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- Wellsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- La Croft
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- La Croft is located in Columbiana County (OH)
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- Calcutta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- New Salisbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Salisbury is located in Columbiana County (OH)
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- Glenmoor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glenmoor is located in Columbiana County (OH)
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- Glasgow
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glasgow is located in Columbiana County (OH)
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- Harrison County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rea, with the one closest to Rea listed first.
- Blairmont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Blairmont is located in Harrison County (OH)
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- Harrisville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Harrisville is located in Harrison County (OH)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Hopedale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Unionvale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Unionvale is located in Harrison County (OH)
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- Apex
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Apex is located in Harrison County (OH)
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- Cadiz Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Cadiz Junction is located in Harrison County (OH)
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- Narva
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Narva is located in Harrison County (OH)
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- Germano
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Germano is located in Harrison County (OH)
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- Jefferson County (OH)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rea, with the one closest to Rea listed first.
- Deandale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Deandale is located in Jefferson County (OH)
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- Mingo Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Brilliant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brilliant is located in Jefferson County (OH)
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- Georges Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Georges Run is located in Jefferson County (OH)
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- Gould
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gould is located in Jefferson County (OH)
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- Alikanna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alikanna is located in Jefferson County (OH)
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- Steubenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Alexandria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- New Alexandria is located in Jefferson County (OH)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Valley Glen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Valley Glen is located in Jefferson County (OH)
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- Toronto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rayland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Highland City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Highland City is located in Jefferson County (OH)
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- Fernwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Fernwood is located in Jefferson County (OH)
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- Brooke County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rea, with the one closest to Rea listed first.
- Bethany
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hooverson Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Dutch Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dutch Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
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- Follansbee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
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- Shank Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Shank Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
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- Wellsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Beech Bottom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Beech Bottom is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Windsor Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Windsor Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rea, with the one closest to Rea listed first.
- Weirton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Zalia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zalia is located in Hancock County (WV)
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- New Cumberland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- New Manchester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Manchester is located in Hancock County (WV)
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- Fairhaven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
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- Chester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Newell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rea, with the one closest to Rea listed first.
- Dallas
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Dallas is located in Marshall County (WV)
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- Calis
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Calis is located in Marshall County (WV)
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- Allendale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Allendale is located in Marshall County (WV)
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- Sherrard
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sherrard is located in Marshall County (WV)
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- Benwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- McMechen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Limestone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Limestone is located in Marshall County (WV)
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- Rocklick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Rocklick is located in Marshall County (WV)
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- Glen Dale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glendale is located in Marshall County (WV)
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- Knoxville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Marshall County (WV)
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- Moundsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ohio County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Rea, with the one closest to Rea listed first.
- Potomac
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Potomac is located in Ohio County (WV)
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- West Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton is located in Ohio County (WV)
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- Point Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Point Mills is located in Ohio County (WV)
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- Valley Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clearview
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Clearview is located in Ohio County (WV)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Triadelphia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Echo Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Echo Point is located in Ohio County (WV)
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- Pleasant Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Bethlehem
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Ohio County (WV)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
- Wheeling
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Rea, see our County-by-County Page for Rea.
Cemeteries Near Rea ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Rea.
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 Rea - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Rea covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Rea, with the one closest to Rea listed first.
- West End Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cross Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Independence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lower Buffalo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Franklin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Trinity Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chartiers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (509 more) ...
- Covanter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- St. John Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Rea in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Rea.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Rea, with the one closest to Rea listed first.
- Woodrow
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Woodrow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodrow
- Pattersons Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pattersons Mill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattersons Mill
- Cross Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cross Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Creek
- Buffalo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Hickory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hickory is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Burgettstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Middletown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Middletown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Gretna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gretna is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
- Independence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Independence is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Eldersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eldersville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldersville
- Dinsmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dinsmore is located in Washington County
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- Hanlin Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hanlin Station is located in Washington County
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- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Bulger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bulger is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bulger
- Dunsfort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dunsfort is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunsfort
- Taylorstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Taylorstown is located in Washington County
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We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Rea. See our List of 1890's Communities around Rea.
Newspapers Published in Rea ...
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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Rea.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Rea, there are papers which were published within 11 miles [17.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Rea.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Rea:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Washington County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Allegheny County
- Beaver County
- Fayette County
- Greene County
- Westmoreland County
- Belmont County
- Columbiana County
- Harrison County
- Jefferson County
- Brooke County
- Hancock County
- Marshall County
- Ohio County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Rea, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rea) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |