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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 Reed Junction (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 Reed Junction. 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 Reed Junction ...

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 occur.

Another variation: Read Junction.

  • A typical abbreviation for Reed Junction: Reed Jct. (or less commonly used: Reed Jctn.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Reed Junction. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Reed Junction.

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 northeast 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 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 east 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.

Reed Junction is located in Pulaski 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 Pulaski County: Bland, Carroll, Floyd, Giles, Montgomery & Wythe.

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

  • Pulaski County     (The home county of Reed Junction)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reed Junction, with the one closest to Reed Junction listed first.
    • Draper
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Mack Creek Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Mack Creek Village is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack Creek Village
    • Pulaski
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Wurno
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Wurno is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wurno
    • Hilton Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Hilton Village is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
    • Newbern
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Dublin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Snowville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Snowville is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
    • Sassin ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Sassin is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassin
    • Fairlawn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairlawn is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn
    • Cowan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Cowan is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
    • Parrott
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Parrott is located in Pulaski County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
  • Bland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reed Junction, with the one closest to Reed Junction listed first.
    • Mechanicsburg
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
    • Bland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Bastian
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hicksville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hicksville is located in Bland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
    • Round Bottom
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Round Bottom is located in Bland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
    • Rocky Gap
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Rocky Gap is located in Bland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reed Junction, with the one closest to Reed Junction listed first.
    • Sylvatus
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
    • Star
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Star is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
    • Shorts Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
    • Hillsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Dugspur
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sheep Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Sheep Town is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheep Town
    • Oak Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Grove is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Woodlawn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Fancy Gap
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Gladesboro
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Gladesboro is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladesboro
    • Nester
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Nester is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nester
    • Pike City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Pike City is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
  • Floyd County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reed Junction, with the one closest to Reed Junction listed first.
    • Indian Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Duncan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Duncan is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
    • Sowers
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Sowers is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
    • Floyd
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Poff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Poff is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poff
    • Haycock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Haycock is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
    • Terrys Fork
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Terrys Fork is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrys Fork
    • Pizarro
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Pizarro is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
  • Galax City
    • Galax
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Giles County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reed Junction, with the one closest to Reed Junction listed first.
    • Poplar Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Poplar Hill is located in Giles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
    • Thessalia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Thessalia is located in Giles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
    • Goodwins Ferry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Goodwins Ferry is located in Giles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwins Ferry
    • Eggleston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Shumate
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Shumate is located in Giles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
    • Narrows
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Pearisburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Pembroke
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Bluff City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Bluff City is located in Giles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
    • Newport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Newport is located in Giles County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Grayson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reed Junction, with the one closest to Reed Junction listed first.
    • Fries
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Low Gap
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Low Gap is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Low Gap
    • Baywood
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Baywood is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baywood
    • Elk Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Independence
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Montgomery County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reed Junction, with the one closest to Reed Junction listed first.
    • Childress
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Childress is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childress
    • Riner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Rogers
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Rogers is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
    • Pilot
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Christiansburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Grove is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Prices Fork
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
    • Merrimac
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Merrimac is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimac
    • Old Farm Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
    • Raintree Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Raintree Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
    • Houchins
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Houchins is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
    • Blacksburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Patrick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reed Junction, with the one closest to Reed Junction listed first.
    • Meadows of Dan
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Ararat
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Carters Mill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Carters Mill is located in Patrick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Mill
    • Woolwine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Charity
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Charity is located in Patrick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
  • Radford City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reed Junction, with the one closest to Reed Junction listed first.
    • New Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • New Town is located in Radford City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Radford Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Radford Village is located in Radford City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford Village
    • Radford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Simpkins Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Simpkins Village is located in Radford City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpkins Village
    • Sunset Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunset Village is located in Radford City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
    • Mill Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Mill Village is located in Radford City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
  • Wythe County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reed Junction, with the one closest to Reed Junction listed first.
    • Locust Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Locust Hill is located in Wythe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
    • Austinville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Fort Chiswell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Fort Chiswell is located in Wythe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chiswell
    • Max Meadows
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Siloam
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Siloam is located in Wythe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
    • Ivanhoe
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Kent
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Kent is located in Wythe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Wytheville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Rowe Crossroads
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Rowe Crossroads is located in Wythe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Crossroads
    • Crockett
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Speedwell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Speedwell is located in Wythe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
    • Rural Retreat
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Alleghany County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reed Junction, with the one closest to Reed Junction listed first.
    • Edmonds
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Edmonds is located in Alleghany County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
    • Ennice
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Surry County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reed Junction, with the one closest to Reed Junction listed first.
    • Low Gap
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Round Peak
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Round Peak is located in Surry County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Peak
    • Flat Rock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Flat Rock is located in Surry County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
    • Mount Airy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Toast
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Toast is located in Surry County (NC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toast
  • Mercer County (WV)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reed Junction, with the one closest to Reed Junction listed first.
    • Willowton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Willowton is located in Mercer County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowton
    • East River ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • East River is located in Mercer County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East River
    • Oakvale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Oakvale is located in Mercer County (WV)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people

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

Cemeteries Near Reed Junction ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reed Junction.

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 Reed Junction - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Johnson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • James L. Marshall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James L. Marshall Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the James L. Marshall Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the north of Hillsville.
    • The James L. Marshall Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Marshall Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2236571 <3>
  • Bertha Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Osbourne Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Montgomery Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Montgomery - Smith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Worrell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Dry Pond Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hurst Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Oglesby Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Alexander Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jackson Peak Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (555 more) ...
    • Quesenberry - Dalton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Dinwiddie Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Marshall Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)

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 Reed Junction in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Reed Junction.

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

  • Kayoulah
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Kayoulah is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kayoulah
  • Allisonia
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Allisonia is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allisonia
  • Barren Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bertha
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bertha is located in Wythe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
  • Draper
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sylvatus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Sylvatus is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvatus
  • Fosters Falls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fosters Falls is located in Wythe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosters Falls
  • Grahams Forge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Grahams Forge is located in Wythe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahams Forge
  • Pulaski
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Shorts Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Shorts Creek is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Creek
  • Star
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Star is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
  • Walton Furnace
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Walton Furnace is located in Wythe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Furnace
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Austinville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Newbern
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Hillsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Reed Junction ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reed Junction.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reed Junction, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Reed Junction.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Reed Junction:

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' (or 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- Reed Junction) 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 Reed Junction, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.