A visit to the Reeves Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Reeves Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Reeves Cemetery:
39.9212, -90.7890
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Reeves Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Reeves Cemetery is located in Brown County<2>.
The county seat for Brown County is located in Mount Sterling. Mount Sterling lies just to the north northeast of the Reeves Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Reeves Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Reeves Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Reeves Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tucker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- Dearborn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Dearborn Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn Cemetery
- Keifer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Keifer Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keifer Cemetery
- Buckhorn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Buckhorn Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn Cemetery
- Marden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dobey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Dobey Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobey Cemetery
- Law Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Law Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Law Cemetery
- Hersman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hersman Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hersman Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Hersman.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #106122 <5>
- Fargo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Fargo Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo Cemetery
- Linn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Linn Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Stoner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Stoner Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoner Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Newenham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Newenham Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newenham Cemetery
- Harbour Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Harbour Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Cemetery
- Putnam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Putnam Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Cemetery
- Mt. Sterling Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Sterling Catholic Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sterling Catholic Cemetery
- The Mt. Sterling Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1169078 <5>
- Cleaves Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cleaves Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleaves Cemetery
- Bixler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- DeHart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The DeHart Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeHart Cemetery
- Benville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Morrelville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Morrelville Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrelville Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gilbirds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Icabod Perry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Icabod Perry Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Icabod Perry Cemetery
- Mt. Sterling City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Means Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Means Cemetery is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Means Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Reeves Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Reeves Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hersman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hersman is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersman
- Gilbirds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gilbirds is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbirds
- Mount Sterling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Versailles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mound Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mound Station is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Timewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kellerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kellerville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerville
- Perry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chambersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cooperstown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cooperstown is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
- Ripley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ripley is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Clayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Beverly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Beverly is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Meredosia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Baylis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blacks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blacks is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacks
- New Salem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- New Salem is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Griggsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Naples
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Valley City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Valley City is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
- Camden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Camp Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Reeves Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Brown County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Reeves Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Baylis
- Bluffs
- Clayton
- Golden
- Griggsville
- Meredosia
- Mount Sterling
- Naples
- Perry
- Perry lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Reeves Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Perry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry
- Versailles
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Reeves Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Brown County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Reeves Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1720815 (Reeves Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1720815 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Brown
- Est. Elev: 190 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Sterling
- Location given for Reeves Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.9211592 Lon: -90.7890189
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Brown, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Reeves Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |