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 Reed (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 Reed. 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 Reed ...
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.
Another variation: Read.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Reed. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Reed.
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 hospitals and doctors 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.
Reed is located in Crawford County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Crawford County: Allamakee (IA), Clayton (IA), Grant, Richland & Vernon.
Below are the counties that are near Reed. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Reed:
- Crawford County (The home county of Reed)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reed, with the one closest to Reed listed first.
- Freeman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Freeman is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Ferryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ferryville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Rising Sun
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rising Sun is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Mount Sterling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Towerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Towerville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
- De Soto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- De Soto is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Gays Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Bell Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bell Center is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
- Petersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Soldiers Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Eastman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Eastman is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Charme
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Charme is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charme
- Steuben
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Steuben is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reed, with the one closest to Reed listed first.
- Boscobel
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Boscobel is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,134 people
- Woodman
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Woodman is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Millville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Millville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
- Blue River
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blue River is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Werley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Werley is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Werley
- Mount Hope
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Hope is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- Patch Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Patch Grove is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patch Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
- Wyalusing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Wyalusing is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyalusing
- La Crosse County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reed, with the one closest to Reed listed first.
- Shelby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Shelby is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Saint Joseph
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Joseph is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Middle Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Middle Ridge is located in La Crosse County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ridge
- Monroe County
- Cashton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cashton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
- Richland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reed, with the one closest to Reed listed first.
- Viola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Viola is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 665 people
- Sabin
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Sabin is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin
- Westport
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Westport is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Boaz
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Boaz is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Bloom City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bloom City is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom City
- Gillingham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Gillingham is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillingham
- Balmoral
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Balmoral is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmoral
- Vernon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reed, with the one closest to Reed listed first.
- Retreat
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Retreat is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- West Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Prairie is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Prairie
- Fargo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fargo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Purdy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Purdy is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Liberty Pole
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Pole is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Pole
- Readstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Readstown is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
- Newton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Newton is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Viroqua
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Viroqua is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
- Genoa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Genoa is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Liberty
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Chaseburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Chaseburg is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Westby
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Westby is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
- Stoddard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stoddard is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Allamakee County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reed, with the one closest to Reed listed first.
- Lansing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Harpers Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Albin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dalby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dalby is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalby
- Elon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elon is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
- Waterville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waterville is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Waukon Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waukon Junction is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon Junction
- Lycurgus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lycurgus is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lycurgus
- Ion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ion is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ion
- Rossville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rossville is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
- Volney
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Volney is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
- Waukon
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Waukon is located in Allamakee County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,600 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukon <1>
- Dorchester
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Clayton County (IA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reed, with the one closest to Reed listed first.
- Marquette
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- McGregor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Watson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Watson is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Beulah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Monona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hardin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hardin is located in Clayton County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Luana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Houston County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reed, with the one closest to Reed listed first.
- Reno
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Reno is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Eitzen
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Eitzen is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eitzen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Brownsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
- Wilmington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wilmington is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Bee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Bee is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Caledonia
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hokah
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willington Grove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Willington Grove is located in Houston County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willington Grove
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Reed, see our County-by-County Page for Reed.
Cemeteries Near Reed ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reed.
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 Reed - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Reed covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Reed, with the one closest to Reed listed first.
- Freeman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ferryville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eitsert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rush Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Mound Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Utica Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fargo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Sterling Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Towerville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lawrence Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (264 more) ...
- Wexford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dickson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<2>
While we didn't find Reed in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Reed.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Reed, with the one closest to Reed listed first.
- Ferryville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ferryville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Retreat
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Retreat is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
- Rising Sun
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rising Sun is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Mount Sterling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Fargo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fargo is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- West Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- West Prairie is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Prairie
- Towerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Towerville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
- Seneca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Seneca is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Red Mound
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Red Mound is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mound
- De Soto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- De Soto is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
- Purdy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Purdy is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Lansing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Folsom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Folsom is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- Liberty Pole
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Pole is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Pole
- Victory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Victory is located in Vernon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Reed. See our List of 1890's Communities around Reed.
Newspapers Published in Reed ...
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 127 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reed.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reed, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Reed.
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 Reed:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Crawford County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Grant County
- La Crosse County
- Monroe County
- Richland County
- Vernon County
- Allamakee County
- Clayton County
- Houston County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Reed, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Reed) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |