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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 Reekes Mill (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 Reekes Mill. 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 Reekes Mill ...

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 have occurred.

  • A typical abbreviation for Reekes Mill: Reekes Ml. (or less commonly used: Reekes Mll.)
  • While the name of this community is Reekes Mill, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Reekes Mill may originally have been Reeke's Mill.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Reekes Mill might be written as Reeke Mill.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals 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.

Reekes Mill is located in Lunenburg County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lunenburg County: Brunswick, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, Nottoway & Prince Edward.

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

  • Lunenburg County     (The home county of Reekes Mill)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reekes Mill, with the one closest to Reekes Mill listed first.
    • Oral Oaks
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oral Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Oaks
      • Oral Oaks is located in Lunenburg County
    • Lunenburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lunenburg
      • Lunenburg is located in Lunenburg County
    • Victoria
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victoria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
      • Victoria is located in Lunenburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,632 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victoria <3>
    • Kenbridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Lochleven
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
      • Lochleven is located in Lunenburg County
    • Pleasant Grove
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Lunenburg County
    • Nutbush
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
      • Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
    • Dundas
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
      • Dundas is located in Lunenburg County
    • Meherrin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meherrin
      • Meherrin is located in Lunenburg County
  • Brunswick County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reekes Mill, with the one closest to Reekes Mill listed first.
    • Brodnax
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Alberta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alberta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
      • Alberta is located in Brunswick County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 265 people
    • Lawrenceville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Ezell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezell
      • Ezell is located in Brunswick County
    • Gasburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Edgerton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
      • Edgerton is located in Brunswick County
    • Powellton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
      • Powellton is located in Brunswick County
  • Charlotte County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reekes Mill, with the one closest to Reekes Mill listed first.
    • Wylliesburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wylliesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylliesburg
      • Wylliesburg is located in Charlotte County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wylliesburg <3>
    • Keysville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysville
      • Keysville is located in Charlotte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keysville <3>
    • Drakes Branch
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drakes Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakes Branch
      • Drakes Branch is located in Charlotte County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drakes Branch <3>
    • Charlotte Court House
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Abilene
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abilene
      • Abilene is located in Charlotte County
    • Cullen
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullen
      • Cullen is located in Charlotte County
  • Dinwiddie County
    • Darvills
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
      • Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
  • Fluvanna County
    • Scottsburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
      • Scottsburg is located in Fluvanna County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsburg <3>
  • Halifax County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reekes Mill, with the one closest to Reekes Mill listed first.
    • Clover
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Aarons Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Creek
      • Aarons Creek is located in Halifax County
    • Omega
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
      • Omega is located in Halifax County
  • Mecklenburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reekes Mill, with the one closest to Reekes Mill listed first.
    • Ogburn
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogburn
      • Ogburn is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Dunns Corner
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns Corner
      • Dunns Corner is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Opie
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opie
      • Opie is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Union Level
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level
      • Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Chase City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • South Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
      • South Hill is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,356 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Hill <3>
    • Finneywood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finneywood
      • Finneywood is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Boydton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boydton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydton
      • Boydton is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boydton <3>
    • La Crosse
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Crosse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
      • La Crosse is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Crosse <3>
    • Skipwith
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skipwith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipwith
      • Skipwith is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Hagood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hagood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
      • Hagood is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Cusco Willa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cusco Willa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusco Willa
      • Cusco Willa is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Nottoway County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reekes Mill, with the one closest to Reekes Mill listed first.
    • Winnie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
      • Winnie is located in Nottoway County
    • Blackstone
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
      • Blackstone is located in Nottoway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,304 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackstone <3>
    • Burkeville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkeville
      • Burkeville is located in Nottoway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkeville <3>
    • Crewe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crewe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewe
      • Crewe is located in Nottoway County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,116 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crewe <3>
  • Prince Edward County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reekes Mill, with the one closest to Reekes Mill listed first.
    • Blake Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
      • Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
    • Hampden - Sydney
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampden - Sydney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
      • Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward County
  • Spotsylvania County
    • Brokenburg
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokenburg
      • Brokenburg is located in Spotsylvania County
  • Granville County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reekes Mill, with the one closest to Reekes Mill listed first.
    • Townsville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Bullock
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
      • Bullock is located in Granville County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bullock <3>
    • Stovall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stovall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
      • Stovall is located in Granville County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
  • Vance County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reekes Mill, with the one closest to Reekes Mill listed first.
    • Drewry
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drewry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drewry
      • Drewry is located in Vance County (NC)
    • Middleburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
      • Middleburg is located in Vance County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 138 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleburg <3>
    • Flat Rock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
      • Flat Rock is located in Vance County (NC)
  • Warren County (NC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reekes Mill, with the one closest to Reekes Mill listed first.
    • Rose Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
      • Rose Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
    • Wise
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
      • Wise is located in Warren County (NC)
    • Norlina
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norlina
      • Norlina is located in Warren County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,040 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norlina <3>
    • Manson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manson
      • Manson is located in Warren County (NC)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manson <3>
    • Warren Plains
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Plains
      • Warren Plains is located in Warren County (NC)
    • Church Hill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
      • Church Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
    • Snow Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
      • Snow Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
    • Soul City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soul City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soul City
      • Soul City is located in Warren County (NC)
    • Macon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
      • Macon is located in Warren County (NC)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <3>
    • Warrenton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Reekes Mill ...

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 30 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reekes Mill.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reekes Mill, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Reekes Mill.

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 Reekes Mill:

Cemeteries Near Reekes Mill ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reekes Mill.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Mt. Horeb Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Horeb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Horeb Cemetery
  • Bell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell Cemetery
  • Berea Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berea Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
  • Bailey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bailey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bailey Cemetery
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
  • Tabernacle Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabernacle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabernacle Cemetery
  • Ferguson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferguson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferguson Cemetery
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
  • Union Level Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Level Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Level Cemetery
  • Continue List   (208 more) ...
    • Payneton Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Payneton Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Payneton Cemetery
    • Easters Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Easters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Easters Cemetery
    • St. Lukes Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Lukes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Lukes Cemetery

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.<6>

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

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

  • Wilburn
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn
    • Wilburn is located in Lunenburg County
  • Wightman
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wightman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wightman
    • Wightman is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Drapersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drapersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drapersville
    • Drapersville is located in Mecklenburg County
  • North View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North View
    • North View is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Wattsboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wattsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsboro
    • Wattsboro is located in Lunenburg County
  • Bagleys Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bagleys Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagleys Mills
    • Bagleys Mills is located in Lunenburg County
  • Union Level
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Level
    • Union Level is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Rehoboth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rehoboth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
    • Rehoboth is located in Lunenburg County
  • Oral Oaks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oral Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oral Oaks
    • Oral Oaks is located in Lunenburg County
  • Muck Cross
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muck Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck Cross
    • Muck Cross is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Baskerville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baskerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baskerville
    • Baskerville is located in Mecklenburg County
  • Chase City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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    • Antlers
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antlers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antlers
      • Antlers is located in Mecklenburg County
    • South Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
      • South Hill is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,356 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Hill <3>
    • Non Intervention ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Non Intervention have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Non Intervention
      • Non Intervention is located in Lunenburg County

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

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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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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- Reekes Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Reekes Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8226, Longitude: -78.2828       In this case, the coordinates for Reekes Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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 Reekes Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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