Our Genealogy Helper
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 Reams (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 Reams. 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 and hospitals 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.
Reams is located in Dinwiddie County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dinwiddie County: Amelia, Brunswick, Chesterfield, Greensville, Nottoway, Prince George & Sussex.
Below are the counties that are near Reams. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Reams:
- Dinwiddie County (The home county of Reams)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reams, with the one closest to Reams listed first.
- Rowanta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Maitland Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Grant Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Addison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Sutherland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Laird ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- McKenney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Darvills
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reams, with the one closest to Reams listed first.
- Ammon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Earls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Brunswick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reams, with the one closest to Reams listed first.
- Callaville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Callaville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaville
- Dolphin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dolphin is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
- Totaro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Totaro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totaro
- Edgerton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Edgerton is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reams, with the one closest to Reams listed first.
- Kimages
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Westover
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Charles City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ruthville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Roxbury
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reams, with the one closest to Reams listed first.
- Ettrick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Matoaca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Bollinger Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
- Braebrook Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Chester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Holly ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Centralia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Chesterfield Court House
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Meadowville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Emporia City
- The following are listed by their distance from Reams, with the one closest to Reams listed first.
- White City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Emporia City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Emporia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Greensville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reams, with the one closest to Reams listed first.
- Jarratt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Radium
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Radium is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reams, with the one closest to Reams listed first.
- Deep Bottom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
- Varina Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Varina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Varina is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Glendale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Turner Woods
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
- Elko
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Fort Lee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Currituck Farms
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Currituck Farms is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currituck Farms
- Lee Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
- Montrose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Montrose is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Sandston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nottoway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reams, with the one closest to Reams listed first.
- Spainville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Forkland is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Prince George County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reams, with the one closest to Reams listed first.
- Derby ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Newville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Garysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Burrowsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Reams, with the one closest to Reams listed first.
- Montrose Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
- Richmond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reams, with the one closest to Reams listed first.
- Walmsley Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Cherry Gardens
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Chippenham Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Chippenham Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippenham Village
- Southampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reams, with the one closest to Reams listed first.
- Joyner
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Joyner is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyner
- Sebrell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sebrell is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebrell
- Drewryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Worrell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Worrell is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worrell
- Adams Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Adams Grove is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Grove
- Berlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Capron
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Capron is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Pope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pope is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Vincent Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vincent Grove is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Grove
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reams, with the one closest to Reams listed first.
- Carsley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Spring Grove
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Claremont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Dendron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reams, with the one closest to Reams listed first.
- Stony Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sussex
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sussex is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Waverly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Yale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Yale is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Henry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Henry is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Mason
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mason is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Wakefield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Grizzard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Grizzard is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzard
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Reams, see our County-by-County Page for Reams.
Cemeteries Near Reams ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reams.
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 Reams - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Reams covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Reams, with the one closest to Reams listed first.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Garys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Grove National Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Southlawn Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rowanta Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Confederate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dinwiddie Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinwiddie Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dinwiddie Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50042 <2>
- Union Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Smiths Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ampy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (266 more) ...
- Loving Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkerson Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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 Reams in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Reams.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Reams, with the one closest to Reams listed first.
- Templeton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Templeton is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Derby ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Rowanta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Carson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Carson is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Burgess
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burgess is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Coddyshore ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Coddyshore is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coddyshore
- Pembroke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pembroke is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
- Glendoyle ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Glendoyle is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendoyle
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Matoaca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Ettrick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Stony Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Disputanta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sutherland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Reams. See our List of 1890's Communities around Reams.
Newspapers Published in Reams ...
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 112 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reams.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reams, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Reams.
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 websites either 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 Reams:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Dinwiddie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amelia County
- Brunswick County
- Charles City County
- Chesterfield County
- Colonial Heights City
- Emporia City
- Greensville County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- Nottoway County
- Petersburg City
- Prince George County
- Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Southampton County
- Surry County
- Sussex County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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 Reams, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Reams) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |