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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 Reeds Settlement (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 Settlement. 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 Settlement ...

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 have occurred.

While the name of this community is Reeds Settlement, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Reeds Settlement may originally have been Reed's Settlement.

Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Reeds Settlement might be written as Reed Settlement.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Reeds Settlement is located in Red River County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Red River County: Choctaw (OK), McCurtain (OK), Bowie, Delta, Franklin, Lamar, Morris & Titus.

Below are the counties that are near Reeds Settlement. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Reeds Settlement:

  • Red River County     (The home county of Reeds Settlement)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reeds Settlement, with the one closest to Reeds Settlement listed first.
    • English
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
      • English is located in Red River County
    • Greenwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Red River County
    • Annona
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Clarksville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Silver City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Red River County
    • Avery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
      • Avery is located in Red River County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avery <2>
    • Bagwell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Boxelder
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boxelder. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxelder
      • Boxelder is located in Red River County
    • Sherry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
      • Sherry is located in Red River County
    • Addielou
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielou
      • Addielou is located in Red River County
    • Cuthand
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cuthand. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
      • Cuthand is located in Red River County
    • Liberty
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Red River County
    • Detroit
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
      • Detroit is located in Red River County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <2>
  • Bowie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reeds Settlement, with the one closest to Reeds Settlement listed first.
    • De Kalb
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dalby Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby Springs
      • Dalby Springs is located in Bowie County
  • Lamar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reeds Settlement, with the one closest to Reeds Settlement listed first.
    • Pin Hook
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
      • Pin Hook is located in Lamar County
    • Deport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Blossom
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Novice
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novice
      • Novice is located in Lamar County
    • Pattonville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Sun Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
      • Sun Valley is located in Lamar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Sylvan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sylvan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
      • Sylvan is located in Lamar County
  • Titus County
    • Talco
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Little River County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reeds Settlement, with the one closest to Reeds Settlement listed first.
    • Cerrogordo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cerrogordo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
      • Cerrogordo is located in Little River County (AR)
    • Foreman
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foreman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreman
      • Foreman is located in Little River County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foreman <2>
  • Choctaw County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reeds Settlement, with the one closest to Reeds Settlement listed first.
    • Frogville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frogville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogville
      • Frogville is located in Choctaw County (OK)
    • Swink
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fort Towson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Towson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Towson
      • Fort Towson is located in Choctaw County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Towson <2>
  • McCurtain County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reeds Settlement, with the one closest to Reeds Settlement listed first.
    • Idabel
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idabel
      • Idabel is located in McCurtain County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,876 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idabel <2>
    • Garvin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin
      • Garvin is located in McCurtain County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garvin <2>
    • Haworth
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
      • Haworth is located in McCurtain County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haworth <2>
    • Millerton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
      • Millerton is located in McCurtain County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millerton <2>
    • Holly Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Creek
      • Holly Creek is located in McCurtain County (OK)
    • Golden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Valliant
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valliant
      • Valliant is located in McCurtain County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valliant <2>
    • Wright City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wright City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
      • Wright City is located in McCurtain County (OK)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wright City <2>
    • Broken Bow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Slim
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slim
      • Slim is located in McCurtain County (OK)
    • Eagletown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Reeds Settlement, see our County-by-County Page for Reeds Settlement.

Cemeteries Near Reeds Settlement ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reeds Settlement.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Reeds Settlement covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Reeds Settlement, with the one closest to Reeds Settlement listed first.

  • Haywood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haywood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haywood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Free Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Free Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Free Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bachman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bachman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bachman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whitemans Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hebron Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Warthan Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warthan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warthan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Henrietta Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henrietta Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Henrietta Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<5> to the south of Avery.
    • The Henrietta Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Warren Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2305338 <6>
  • Stone Chapel Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (121 more) ...
    • Fairgrounds Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairgrounds Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairgrounds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Garland Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<7>

While we didn't find Reeds Settlement in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Reeds Settlement.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Reeds Settlement, with the one closest to Reeds Settlement listed first.

  • Madras
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madras have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madras
    • Madras is located in Red River County
  • English
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
    • English is located in Red River County
  • Annona
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Clarksville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Albion
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
    • Albion is located in Red River County
  • Bagwell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Manchester
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • Manchester is located in Red River County
  • Oak Grove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Bowie County
  • Cuthand
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cuthand. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
    • Cuthand is located in Red River County
  • Detroit
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
    • Detroit is located in Red River County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <2>
  • Lydia
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lydia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia
    • Lydia is located in Red River County
  • Fulbright
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fulbright have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulbright
    • Fulbright is located in Red River County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Rosalie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosalie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosalie
      • Rosalie is located in Red River County
    • Kanawha
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kanawha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
      • Kanawha is located in Red River County
    • Woodland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Woodland is located in Red River County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Reeds Settlement. See our List of 1890's Communities around Reeds Settlement.

Newspapers Published in Reeds Settlement ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reeds Settlement.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reeds Settlement, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Reeds Settlement.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Reeds Settlement:

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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 Settlement) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Reeds Settlement. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7037, Longitude: -94.9266       In this case, the coordinates for Reeds Settlement have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.
<7>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 Settlement, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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