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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 Reese Village (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 Reese Village. 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 Reese Village ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Reese Village: Reese Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Reese Village is located in Lubbock County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lubbock County: Crosby, Floyd, Garza, Hale, Hockley, Lamb, Lynn & Terry.

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

  • Lubbock County     (The home county of Reese Village)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reese Village, with the one closest to Reese Village listed first.
    • Wolfforth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Shallowater
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Lubbock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Slide
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Slide is located in Lubbock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slide
    • New Deal
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • New Deal is located in Lubbock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Deal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 841 people
    • Canyon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Canyon is located in Lubbock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
    • Kitalou
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Kitalou is located in Lubbock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitalou
    • Buffalo Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Buffalo Springs is located in Lubbock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
    • Ransom Canyon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Posey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Posey is located in Lubbock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
    • Idalou
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Heckville ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Heckville is located in Lubbock County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heckville
  • Crosby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reese Village, with the one closest to Reese Village listed first.
    • Lorenzo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Estacado ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Estacado is located in Crosby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estacado
  • Hale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reese Village, with the one closest to Reese Village listed first.
    • Abernathy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Cotton Center
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Cotton Center is located in Hale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Center
    • Petersburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hockley County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reese Village, with the one closest to Reese Village listed first.
    • Smyer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Roundup
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Roundup is located in Hockley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundup
    • Ropesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Anton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Anton is located in Hockley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,089 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anton <1>
    • Opdyke West
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Opdyke West is located in Hockley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opdyke West
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
    • Levelland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Whitharral
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lockettville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lockettville is located in Hockley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockettville
    • Sundown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Lamb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reese Village, with the one closest to Reese Village listed first.
    • Spade
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Spade is located in Lamb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spade
    • Littlefield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hart Camp ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Hart Camp is located in Lamb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Camp
  • Lynn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reese Village, with the one closest to Reese Village listed first.
    • New Home
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Wayside ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Wayside is located in Lynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
    • Wilson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Terry County
    • Meadow
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Reese Village ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reese Village.

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 Reese Village - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Resthaven Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Resthaven Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • City of Lubbock Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of Lubbock Cemetery
    • The City of Lubbock Cemetery has also been known as:
    • East Lawn Memorial Gardens
    • Eastlawn Memorial Gardens
    • Lubbock City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #151541 <2>
  • Peaceful Gardens Memorial Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Ropesville Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Anton Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Whitharral Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Meadow Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Levelland Municipal Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Idalou Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Strip / Pearce Chapel Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strip / Pearce Chapel Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Strip / Pearce Chapel Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Abernathy.
    • The Strip / Pearce Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pearce Chapel Cemetery
    • Strip Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7115 <2>
  • Englewood Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Englewood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Slaton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3441 <2>
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • West Englewood Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Englewood Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the West Englewood Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Slaton.
    • Green Memorial Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Green Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Wilson.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #3923 <2>
    • West Side Cemetery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Side Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the West Side Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Lorenzo.
      • The West Side Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Mount Pleasant Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4942 <2>

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.<4>

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

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

  • Lubbock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Estacado ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Estacado is located in Crosby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estacado

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

Newspapers Published in Reese Village ...

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 68 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reese Village.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reese Village, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Reese Village.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Reese Village:

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>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 from Point A (ie- Reese Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Reese Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.