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 Reba (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 Reba. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Reba is located in Bedford 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 Bedford County: Amherst, Botetourt, Campbell, Franklin, Pittsylvania, Roanoke & Rockbridge.
Below are the counties that are near Reba. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Reba:
- Bedford County (The home county of Reba)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reba, with the one closest to Reba listed first.
- Peaksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Peaksville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Montvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Villamont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Villamont is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villamont
- Joppa Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Joppa Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa Mill
- Chamblissburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chamblissburg is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamblissburg
- Cifax
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cifax is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cifax
- Lowry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lowry is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry
- Goode
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bellevue
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bellevue is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Clevilas ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Clevilas is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevilas
- Davis Mill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Davis Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Mill
- Alleghany County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reba, with the one closest to Reba listed first.
- Rich Patch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rich Patch is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Patch
- Iron Gate
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Clifton Forge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Low Moor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Selma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Selma is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Amherst County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reba, with the one closest to Reba listed first.
- Pedlar Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
- Pleasant View
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Winesap
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Winesap is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winesap
- Madison Heights
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Allwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Allwood is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allwood
- Forks of Buffalo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forks of Buffalo is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Buffalo
- Coolwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Coolwell is located in Amherst County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
- Bedford City
- Bedford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Botetourt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reba, with the one closest to Reba listed first.
- Lithia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lithia is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
- Buchanan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blue Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rocky Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rocky Point is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Botetourt ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Botetourt is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botetourt
- Springwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Springwood is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Laymantown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Laymantown is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laymantown
- Troutville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fincastle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Amsterdam
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Amsterdam is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amsterdam
- Apple Tree Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Apple Tree Village is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Tree Village
- Cloverdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista City
- Buena Vista
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reba, with the one closest to Reba listed first.
- Bedford Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bedford Springs is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
- Timberlake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Timberlake is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Powhatan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Powhatan is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
- Lawyers
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Lawyers is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
- Leesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Leesville is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Lynch Station
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lynch Station is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Station
- Yellow Branch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Yellow Branch is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Branch
- Altavista
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rustburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Craig County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reba, with the one closest to Reba listed first.
- New Castle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Abbott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reba, with the one closest to Reba listed first.
- Hales Ford ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hales Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hales Ford
- Westlake Corner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Westlake Corner is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake Corner
- North Shore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- North Shore is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shore
- Burnt Chimney
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Burnt Chimney is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Chimney
- Felicia ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Felicia is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felicia
- Boones Mill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Villa ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Villa is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa
- Union Hall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Redwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Redwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood
- Penhook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gogginsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gogginsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gogginsville
- Lexington City
- Lexington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Lynchburg City
- The following are listed by their distance from Reba, with the one closest to Reba listed first.
- Woodbine Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
- Lavino Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
- Lynchburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pittsylvania County
- Hurt
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <1>
- Roanoke City
- The following are listed by their distance from Reba, with the one closest to Reba listed first.
- Buena Vista
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Roanoke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City is located in Roanoke City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Roanoke County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reba, with the one closest to Reba listed first.
- Montgomery Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Montgomery Village is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Village
- Vinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hollins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hanging Rock
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hanging Rock is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Rock
- Mason Cove
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
- Cave Spring
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Catawba
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Moomaw ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Moomaw is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moomaw
- Wabun
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Wabun is located in Roanoke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabun
- Rockbridge County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reba, with the one closest to Reba listed first.
- Natural Bridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Springfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Springfield is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Greenlee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Greenlee is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlee
- Red Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Red Mills is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
- Glasgow
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fancy Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Fancy Hill is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy Hill
- Longwood ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Longwood is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Buffalo Forge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Forge is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Forge
- Zollman ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Zollman is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zollman
- East Lexington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- East Lexington is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lexington
- Riverside
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riverside is located in Rockbridge County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Salem City
- The following are listed by their distance from Reba, with the one closest to Reba listed first.
- Sunset Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Sunset Village is located in Salem City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
- Salem
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Reba, see our County-by-County Page for Reba.
Cemeteries Near Reba ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reba.
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 Reba - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Reba covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Reba, with the one closest to Reba listed first.
- Rose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mountain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Giles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Watson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lawhorn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Otey Street Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Longwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bryant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gray Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (496 more) ...
- Wheeler Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairmount Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
- The Ebenezer UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ebenezer Church Cemetery
- Ebenezer Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #51521 <3>
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Reba had a population of 37 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Reba, with the one closest to Reba listed first.
- Thaxton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Thaxton is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thaxton
- Montvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Peaksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Peaksville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaksville
- Munford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Munford is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munford
- Coonsville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Coonsville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coonsville
- Lithia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lithia is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithia
- Dillon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dillon is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Buchanan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Robertsons ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Robertsons is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsons
- Bedford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Otterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Otterville is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Blue Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Curtis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Curtis is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Arcadia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Arcadia is located in Botetourt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
- Bunker Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bunker Hill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Reba. See our List of 1890's Communities around Reba.
Newspapers Published in Reba ...
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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reba.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reba, there are papers which were published within 17 miles [27.4 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Reba.
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 helpful 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 Reba:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Bedford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Alleghany County
- Amherst County
- Bedford City
- Botetourt County
- Buena Vista City
- Campbell County
- Craig County
- Franklin County
- Lexington City
- Lynchburg City
- Pittsylvania County
- Roanoke City
- Roanoke County
- Rockbridge County
- Salem City
- 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Reba) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Reba, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |