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 Reeds (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. 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 ...
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.
While the name of this community is Reeds, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Reeds may originally have been Reed's.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Reeds. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Reeds.
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 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.
Reeds is located in Cumberland 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 Cumberland County: Amelia, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Goochland, Powhatan & Prince Edward.
Below are the counties that are near Reeds. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Reeds:
- Cumberland County (The home county of Reeds)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeds, with the one closest to Reeds listed first.
- Cotton Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Guinea Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Cumberland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Trents Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Clinton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Trenton Mills
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Lakeside Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Albemarle County
- Warren
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Warren is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeds, with the one closest to Reeds listed first.
- Rodophil
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Paineville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Lodore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lodore is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodore
- Amelia Court House
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Masons Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Masons Corner is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Corner
- Earls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Appomattox County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeds, with the one closest to Reeds listed first.
- Hurtsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
- Pamplin City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Evergreen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Appomattox
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Chap
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Chap is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chap
- Bent Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
- Spout Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Spout Spring is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Spring
- Beckham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Beckham is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham
- Mineral ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Mineral is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Spring Mills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Mills is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeds, with the one closest to Reeds listed first.
- Sheppards
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sheppards is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppards
- Curdsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Curdsville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Andersonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Enonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Enonville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enonville
- Dillwyn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Forbes ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Forbes is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
- Buckingham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Toga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Toga is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toga
- Gravel Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Alcoma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
- Gold Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Mount Vinco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
- Arvonia
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Charlotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeds, with the one closest to Reeds listed first.
- Abilene
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Abilene is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abilene
- Cullen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cullen is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
- Keysville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Charlotte Court House
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Rough Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Rough Creek is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek
- Phenix
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Phenix is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Drakes Branch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Abell ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Abell is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell
- Fluvanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeds, with the one closest to Reeds listed first.
- Weber City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Fork Union
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Nicholas
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
- Lunenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeds, with the one closest to Reeds listed first.
- Meherrin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Meherrin is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meherrin
- Nutbush
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Pleasant Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Victoria
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lunenburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lunenburg is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
- Kenbridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeds, with the one closest to Reeds listed first.
- Gladstone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Warminster
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Warminster is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
- Norwood
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Norwood is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Nottoway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeds, with the one closest to Reeds listed first.
- Burkeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crewe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Winnie
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Winnie is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
- Spainville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Spainville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spainville
- Blackstone
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Powhatan County
- Belona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Belona is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
- Prince Edward County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeds, with the one closest to Reeds listed first.
- Farmville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tuggle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
- Blake Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
- Hampden - Sydney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
- Five Forks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Five Forks is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Green Bay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Darlington Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Darlington Heights is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington Heights
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Reeds, see our County-by-County Page for Reeds.
Cemeteries Near Reeds ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reeds.
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 Reeds - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Reeds covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Reeds, with the one closest to Reeds listed first.
- Friedman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Confederate Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Westview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- IOOF Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Browns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Smyrna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Little Rock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (154 more) ...
- Monroe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Reeds in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Reeds.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Reeds, with the one closest to Reeds listed first.
- Farmville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tuggle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
- Hawk
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hawk is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk
- Sheppards
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sheppards is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppards
- Stoddert
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stoddert is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddert
- Curdsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Curdsville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Hampden - Sydney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
- Worsham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Worsham is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worsham
- Rice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Guinea Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Prospect
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tredway ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tredway is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tredway
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Angola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Angola is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
- McRae
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- McRae is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
- Five Forks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Five Forks is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Reeds. See our List of 1890's Communities around Reeds.
Newspapers Published in Reeds ...
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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reeds.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reeds, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Reeds.
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:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Cumberland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Amelia County
- Appomattox County
- Buckingham County
- Charlotte County
- Fluvanna County
- Lunenburg County
- Nelson County
- Nottoway County
- Powhatan County
- Prince Edward County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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 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 Reeds, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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- Reeds) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |