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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Reynolds. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Reynolds to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Reynolds, 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 Reynolds (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 Reynolds. 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 Reynolds ...

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 Reynolds, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Reynolds may originally have been Reynold's.

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

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.

Although our information shows that the community of Reynolds is historic, it would have been located within present day Lewis County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lewis County: Cowlitz, Grays Harbor, Pacific, Pierce, Skamania, Thurston, Wahkiakum & Yakima.

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

  • Lewis County     (The home county of Reynolds)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds, with the one closest to Reynolds listed first.
    • Pe Ell
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Doty
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Curtis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Fayette
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Fayette is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
    • Adna
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Claquato
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Claquato is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claquato
    • Newaukum
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Newaukum is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newaukum
    • Winlock
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Chehalis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Galvin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Napavine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Vader
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cowlitz County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds, with the one closest to Reynolds listed first.
    • Ryderwood
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Ryderwood is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryderwood
    • Olequa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Olequa is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olequa
    • Bunker Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Bunker Hill is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
    • Oak Point
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Oak Point is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
    • Stella
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Stella is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
    • Castle Rock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Coal Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Coal Creek is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
    • Pleasant Hill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Grays Harbor County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds, with the one closest to Reynolds listed first.
    • Chehalis Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Chehalis Village is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chehalis Village
    • Oakville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Cedarville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Cedarville is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Porter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Porter is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
    • Malone - Porter
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Malone - Porter is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone - Porter
    • Malone
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Melbourne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Melbourne is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melbourne
  • Pacific County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds, with the one closest to Reynolds listed first.
    • Lebam
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Menlo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Menlo is located in Pacific County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
    • Raymond
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • South Bend
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Naselle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Knappton ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Knappton is located in Pacific County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knappton
    • Bay Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Thurston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds, with the one closest to Reynolds listed first.
    • Independence
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Independence is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
    • Grand Mound
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Rochester
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Bordeaux ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Bordeaux is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
    • Bucoda
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Littlerock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Wahkiakum County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds, with the one closest to Reynolds listed first.
    • Grays River
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Skamokawa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Rosburg
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Deep River
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Deep River is located in Wahkiakum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
    • Brookfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Brookfield is located in Wahkiakum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
    • Dahlia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Dahlia is located in Wahkiakum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahlia
    • Cathlamet
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • East Cathlamet
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • East Cathlamet is located in Wahkiakum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cathlamet
    • Altoona
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Altoona is located in Wahkiakum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
    • Eagle Cliff
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Eagle Cliff is located in Wahkiakum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
  • Clatsop County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds, with the one closest to Reynolds listed first.
    • Brownsmead
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Brownsmead is located in Clatsop County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsmead
    • Clifton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Clifton is located in Clatsop County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Westport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Svensen Junction
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Svensen Junction is located in Clatsop County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Svensen Junction
  • Columbia County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Reynolds, with the one closest to Reynolds listed first.
    • Mayger
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Mayger is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayger
    • Quincy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Quincy is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy

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

Cemeteries Near Reynolds ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reynolds.

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 Reynolds - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Sylvan Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Finnish Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Claquato Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Giesy Family Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giesy Family Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Giesy Family Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<5> to the northwest of Menlo.
    • The Giesy Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Kiel Colony Cemetery
    • Willie Keil Gravesite
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #641574 <4>
  • Fern Hill Cemetery
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Snow Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Grays River Grange Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Fern Hill Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fern Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<5> to the north of Skamokawa.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76793 <4>
  • Little Falls Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Fern Hill Cemetery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Deep River Pioneer Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River Pioneer Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Deep River Pioneer Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Deep River.
    • The Deep River Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Deep River Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2232653 <4>
  • Rosburg Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (35 more) ...

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

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

  • Pe Ell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Boistfort
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Boistfort is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boistfort
  • Lebam
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Fayette
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Fayette is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
  • Wildwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Wildwood is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
  • Claquato
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Claquato is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claquato
  • Willapa
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Willapa is located in Pacific County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willapa
  • Grays River
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Newaukum
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Newaukum is located in Lewis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newaukum
  • Winlock
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Chehalis
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Skamokawa
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Napavine
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Oakville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Deep River
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Deep River is located in Wahkiakum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River

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

Newspapers Published in Reynolds ...

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 72 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reynolds.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reynolds, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Reynolds.

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 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 Reynolds:

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 Reynolds, 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 '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- Reynolds) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.