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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Reeves. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Reeves to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Reeves, please Contact Us.
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 Reeves (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 Reeves. 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 Reeves ...
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.
While the name of this community is Reeves, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<2>. So Reeves may originally have been Reeve's.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Reeves. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Reeves.
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/Parishes ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties/parishes instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties/parishes, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Reeves is historic, it would have been located within present day Chicot County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Chicot County: Ashley, Desha, Drew, East Carroll (LA), West Carroll (LA), Issaquena (MS) & Washington (MS).
Below are the counties/parishes that are near Reeves. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Reeves:
- Chicot County (The home county of Reeves)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeves, with the one closest to Reeves listed first.
- Lake Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Eudora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dermott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ashley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeves, with the one closest to Reeves listed first.
- Montrose
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Montrose is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Portland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Parkdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmot
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilmot is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
- Hamburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Fountain Hill
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Fountain Hill is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
- Desha County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeves, with the one closest to Reeves listed first.
- McGehee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Arkansas City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arkansas City is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- McArthur
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- McArthur is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur
- Reed
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Reed is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Drew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeves, with the one closest to Reeves listed first.
- Jerome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jerome is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Collins
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Collins is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Tillar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tillar is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
- Selma
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Selma is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Lacey
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Lacey is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Morehouse Parish (LA)
- Jones
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Carroll Parish (LA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeves, with the one closest to Reeves listed first.
- Kilbourne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Fiske
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Fiske is located in West Carroll Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiske
- Bolivar County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeves, with the one closest to Reeves listed first.
- Lamont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lamont is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
- Mound Landing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mound Landing is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Landing
- Scott
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Scott is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott
- Lake Vista
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Vista is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vista
- Eutaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eutaw is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw
- Grapeland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grapeland is located in Bolivar County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
- Washington County (MS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Reeves, with the one closest to Reeves listed first.
- Avon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Avon is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- James
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- James is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James
- Greenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Byrne City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Byrne City is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrne City
- Metcalfe
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Metcalfe is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcalfe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Forrest City ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Forrest City is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest City
- Stoneville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Stoneville is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
- Arcola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Arcola is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Leland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Leland is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,659 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leland <3>
- Wilmot
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wilmot is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Hampton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hampton is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Hollandale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Reeves, see our County-by-County Page for Reeves.
Cemeteries Near Reeves ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Reeves.
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 Reeves - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Reeves covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Reeves, with the one closest to Reeves listed first.
- Bayou Macon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodson Temple Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. John Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jennie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennie Cemetery
- The Jennie Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jennie Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #54544 <4>
- Pleasant Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Davies Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. Luke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tolliver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (158 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Holly Grove Cemetery #2
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Red Leaf Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
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.
While we didn't find Reeves in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Reeves.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Reeves, with the one closest to Reeves listed first.
- Lake Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Portland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sunnyside is located in Chicot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Hudspeth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hudspeth is located in Chicot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudspeth
- Sunshine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sunshine is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Refuge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Refuge is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
- Trafalgar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Trafalgar is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trafalgar
- Lakeport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeport is located in Chicot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
- Dermott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Halley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Halley is located in Desha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halley
- Snyder
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Snyder is located in Ashley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
- Parkdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Grand Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Lake is located in Chicot County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
- Swiftwater
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Swiftwater is located in Washington County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiftwater
- Baxter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Baxter is located in Drew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Reeves. See our List of 1890's Communities around Reeves.
Newspapers Published in Reeves ...
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 39 newspapers that have been published in the area around Reeves.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Reeves, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Reeves.
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 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 Reeves:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Chicot County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Ashley County
- Desha County
- Drew County
- Morehouse Parish
- West Carroll Parish
- Bolivar County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Reeves, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Reeves) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |