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Welcome to Reese ...

Reese is located in Walla Walla County<1>.

Reese is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Reese lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Reese: 509

Communities Also Named Reese ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Reese - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia (2), Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Reese.

Communities near Reese ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Reese.

  • Pasco
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
    • Pasco is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 77,095 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pasco <3>
  • College Place
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Helix
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helix have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helix
    • Helix is located in Umatilla County (OR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helix <3>
  • Touchet
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Wallula Junction
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula Junction
    • Wallula Junction is located in Walla Walla County
  • Wallula
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallula have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallula
    • Wallula is located in Walla Walla County
  • Vansycle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vansycle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vansycle
    • Vansycle is located in Umatilla County (OR)
  • Lowden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Burbank
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Finley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
    • Finley is located in Benton County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Reese. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Reese.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Reese. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Reese.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Reese. See our Newspapers Page for Reese.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Reese ...

Looking for more information about Reese? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Reese, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Reese.

Adding Reese to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Reese in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Reese was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Reese mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Reese.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Walla Walla, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Reese - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 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.