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Reevesville and Benton School Class Pictures Breakfast With A Rail Roader The Depot and the Tea Kettle At Last! A Line to Golconda! 2008 Article "Unknown Hobo 1919" Gangster in Reevesville Cemetery | The Johnson County community of Reevesville
was first known as "Wellington". It was re-named after a local sawmill, owned by
the Reeves brothers.
The community began to grow with the advent of the
railroad industry that was, at the time, sweeping the country. There were several daily runs of freight and passengers from
Carbondale to Paducah and a "local" that ran a round trip to the spar mines in
Rosiclare. Later the "Edgewood Cutoff" was constructed to connect Fulton, Ky to
Edgewood, Illinois. During this time, all trains utilized steam engines for
their motivation. Reevesville was one of the main stops along the line, to take
on coal and water. During the fuel stops, passengers and crews would also take
advantage of the local restaurants .
 At one time the small village had as many as three
restaurants and two groceries and two churches. Today, there is one church. The
final restaurant closed in the 1970's and has since been torn down. The stores
have both been closed many years and one of the store buildings has since burned
down. Many older homes have been torn down and have made way to several new
ones. Also, in the earlier years, Reevesville had an active softball team that
entertained games most Saturday's and Sunday's and often during the week. The
name of the team, as I recall hearing, was the "Reevesville
Regulars".
While now different in most aspects, Reevesville
lives on.
**Since I am relying totally on memory, dates and
figures may not be totally correct. Submitted by Bruce Cummins ***Photo Taken Summer of 2023 |
