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History · Reid

Reid’s post office opened in 1892, and 20% of its homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register, among them a historic district with 15 buildings. Below: maps from 1912 on.

1892first post office
1on the National Register
20%homes built before 1940
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How Reid began

When was Reid founded?

1892

The Reid post office opened in 1892, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 64134 years
Founding year: the first Reid post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Reid’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Reid are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19126 editions of the USGS map, 1912 to 1999. Watch Reid change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Reid’s history is told.

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On the map

Reid on the map, 1912 to 1999

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Reid. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Reid on the 1912 USGS mapReid on the 1944 USGS mapReid on the 1953 USGS mapReid on the 1971 USGS mapReid on the 1985 USGS mapReid on the 1999 USGS map1912Hagerstown sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Reid.

The story so far

Reid, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Reid yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Reid is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Washington County, Maryland, United States. Its population was 64 as of the 2020 census. The Hagerstown and Frederick Railway served the town.

Its first post office opened in 1892. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 54 to 64 (+19%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Reid, 1892 to 1912

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1892Post officeThe Reid post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1907Post officeThe Reid post office closes
  5. 1912On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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On the National Register

1 listing protects 15 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
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historic buildings protected
15
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first listed
1991
Lehman's Mill Historic District
Lehman's Mill Historic District
Districts

Architectural styles listings

Greek Revival1
Late Victorian1
Lehman's Mill Historic DistrictGreek Revival

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Reid

Nobody well known was born in Reid itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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LA KnightAmerican professional wrestler · b. 1982
Dennis ScottAmerican basketball player · b. 1968
Aaron BrooksAmerican wrestler · b. 2000
Robert McClellandAmerican governor of Michigan · b. 1807
Louis E. McComasAmerican politician · b. 1846
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Euge GrooveAmerican musical artist · b. 1962
Places that used to be

Lost post offices

Reid had its own post office from 1892 to 1907.

Reid
1892–1907
18901960today

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Reid’s history

What year was Reid founded?

The Reid post office opened in 1892, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

What is on the National Register in Reid?

One place: the Lehman's Mill Historic District (listed 1991).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From the National Register of Historic Places (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.