This 1885 map of Rockingham County, Virginia is a good representation of how close to home James Harrision Reed was in 1860, when he lived with the William W. Carpenter family and was likely working at Goods Mill in the Ashby District of Rockingham County. His family lived in McGaheysville, which was only about 6 to 7 miles away, about a couple hour walk.
Location of Goods Mill shown in upper right quadrant above. This was a grist mill owned by Samuel Good, located two miles east of Cross Keys on Mill Creek. The Mill was burned by General Sheridan during the Civil War in 1864, and was rebuilt following the war.
The W.W. Carpenter farm shown in the lower left quadrant, which is near the Kyger family that one of his niece's married into, mat be the location of the William W. Carpenter farm. This is most likely the area James' brother William G. Reid was residing, as in the upper right corner is the farm of Cornelius Armentrout, who William provided substitute service for during the Civil War.
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