Reed, Kentucky

Reed, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°51′4″N87°21′15″W / 37.85111°N 87.35417°W / 37.85111; -87.35417
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Henderson
Elevation	377 ft (115 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CST)
ZIP codes	42451
GNIS feature ID	501690 [1]

Reed is an unincorporated community in Henderson County, Kentucky, United States, mostly along US Highway 60. It is 14 miles driving distance from the downtown of the city of Henderson to the East and 19.3 miles driving distance from the downtown of the city of Owensboro to the West. ^[2]

A post office was opened in Reed 1891 and continues to operate. ^{[3] [4]}

Reed has an all volunteer fire station. ^[5]

Reed Consolidated School opened in 1936 and served students until 1955, when it closed and students were sent to the highschool in Spottsville. ^[6]

There are five cemeteries in Reed:

• Saint Augustine Catholic Church Cemetery
• Mount Zion General Baptist Church Cemetery
• Fulton Cemetery
• Birk Cemetery
• Remole Cemetery

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Reed, Kentucky
2. GoogleMaps (Map). Retrieved April 13, 2025.
3. "Henderson County, Kentucky Community:REED" . Retrieved April 13, 2025.
4. REED (Map). Retrieved April 13, 2025.
5. "Reed Volunteer Fire Department" . Retrieved April 13, 2025.
6. Abandoned Reed Consolidated School (video). May 12, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2025.