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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Reeves. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Reeves to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Reeves, please Contact Us.
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 Reeves (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 Reeves. 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 Reeves ...
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.
While the name of this community is Reeves, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Reeves may originally have been Reeve's.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Reeves. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Reeves.
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.
Although our information shows that the community of Reeves is historic, it would have been located within present day Prince George 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 Prince George County: Charles City, Chesterfield, Dinwiddie, Surry & Sussex.
Below are the counties that are near Reeves. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Reeves:
- Prince George County (The home county of Reeves)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeves, with the one closest to Reeves listed first.
- Derby ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Newville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Newville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Garysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Garysville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garysville
- Burrowsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burrowsville is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrowsville
- Amelia County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeves, with the one closest to Reeves listed first.
- Ammon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Ammon is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ammon
- Earls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Earls is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls
- Brunswick County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeves, with the one closest to Reeves listed first.
- Callaville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Callaville is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callaville
- Dolphin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dolphin is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolphin
- Totaro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Totaro is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Totaro
- Charles City County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeves, with the one closest to Reeves listed first.
- Westover
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Westover is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Kimages
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Kimages is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimages
- Charles City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ruthville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ruthville is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthville
- Roxbury
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Roxbury is located in Charles City County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury
- Chesterfield County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeves, with the one closest to Reeves listed first.
- Ettrick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Braebrook Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Braebrook Village is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braebrook Village
- Bollinger Estates
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bollinger Estates is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bollinger Estates
- Matoaca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
- Screamersville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Screamersville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamersville
- Bermuda Hundred ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bermuda Hundred is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda Hundred
- Chester
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Meadowville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Meadowville is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowville
- Centralia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Centralia is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
- Chesterfield Court House
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holly ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Holly is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
- Fendley ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fendley is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fendley
- Colonial Heights City
- Colonial Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dinwiddie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeves, with the one closest to Reeves listed first.
- Rowanta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Grant Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grant Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Village
- Maitland Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maitland Village is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland Village
- Addison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Addison is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Sutherland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Laird ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Laird is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Borthwick ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Borthwick is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borthwick
- McKenney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hebron
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Hebron is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Darvills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Darvills is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darvills
- Oldenplace ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Oldenplace is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldenplace
- Emporia City
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeves, with the one closest to Reeves listed first.
- White City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- White City is located in Emporia City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Emporia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Greensville County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeves, with the one closest to Reeves listed first.
- Jarratt
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Radium
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Radium is located in Greensville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radium
- Henrico County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeves, with the one closest to Reeves listed first.
- Deep Bottom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Deep Bottom is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Bottom
- Varina Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Varina Grove is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina Grove
- Glendale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Glendale is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Varina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Varina is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Varina
- Turner Woods
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Turner Woods is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Woods
- Elko
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Elko is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elko
- Fort Lee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fort Lee is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Lee
- Oakland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Oakland is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Lee Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Lee Park is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Park
- Currituck Farms
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Currituck Farms is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currituck Farms
- Montrose
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Montrose is located in Henrico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Sandston
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hopewell City
- Hopewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Petersburg City
- Petersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Richmond City
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeves, with the one closest to Reeves listed first.
- Montrose Heights
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Montrose Heights is located in Richmond City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Heights
- Richmond
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Richmond County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeves, with the one closest to Reeves listed first.
- Walmsley Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Walmsley Village is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walmsley Village
- Cherry Gardens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cherry Gardens is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Gardens
- Southampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeves, with the one closest to Reeves listed first.
- Joyner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Joyner is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyner
- Sebrell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sebrell is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebrell
- Drewryville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Worrell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Worrell is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worrell
- Berlin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Adams Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Adams Grove is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Grove
- Capron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Capron is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Ivor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pope
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pope is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
- Doles Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Doles Crossroads is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doles Crossroads
- Vincent Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vincent Grove is located in Southampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Grove
- Courtland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Surry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeves, with the one closest to Reeves listed first.
- Carsley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Carsley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsley
- Spring Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Grove is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
- Dendron
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Claremont
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Beachland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Beachland is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachland
- Surry
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeves, with the one closest to Reeves listed first.
- Stony Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sussex
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sussex is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sussex
- Waverly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Yale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Yale is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Henry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Henry is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Wakefield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mason
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Mason is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Grizzard
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Grizzard is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzard
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Reeves, see our County-by-County Page for Reeves.
Cemeteries Near Reeves ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reeves.
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 Reeves - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Reeves covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Reeves, with the one closest to Reeves listed first.
- Garys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Loving Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Union Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Southlawn Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Poplar Grove National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rowanta Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Little Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Confederate Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Little Mount Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (267 more) ...
- Dinwiddie Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinwiddie Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dinwiddie Memorial Park is a large cemetery that is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #50042 <4>
- Smiths Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peoples Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Peoples Memorial Cemetery is located in Petersburg.
- The Peoples Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Providence Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2192025 <4>
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.
While we didn't find Reeves in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Reeves.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Reeves, with the one closest to Reeves listed first.
- Templeton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Templeton is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton
- Derby ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Derby is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Carson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carson is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Talpa ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Talpa is located in Prince George County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talpa
- Coddyshore ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Coddyshore is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coddyshore
- Rowanta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rowanta is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowanta
- Disputanta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Burgess
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Burgess is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess
- Pembroke
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pembroke is located in Petersburg City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
- Stony Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ettrick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Glendoyle ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Glendoyle is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendoyle
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Waldemar ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waldemar is located in Dinwiddie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldemar
- Booker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Booker is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker
- Matoaca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Matoaca is located in Chesterfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoaca
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Reeves. See our List of 1890's Communities around Reeves.
Newspapers Published in Reeves ...
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 123 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reeves.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reeves, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Reeves.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Reeves:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Prince George County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Amelia County
- Brunswick County
- Charles City County
- Chesterfield County
- Colonial Heights City
- Dinwiddie County
- Emporia City
- Greensville County
- Henrico County
- Hopewell City
- Petersburg City
- Richmond City
- Richmond County
- Southampton County
- Surry County
- Sussex County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Reeves, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Reeves) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |