A visit to the Reid 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 Reid Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Reid Cemetery:
37.8439, -89.7026
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Reid Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Reid Cemetery is located in Randolph County<2>.
The county seat for Randolph County is located in Chester. Chester lies just to the northwest of the Reid Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Reid Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Reid Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Woods Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Tindall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Tindall Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tindall Cemetery
- Frazer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Frazer Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazer Cemetery
- Kirk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Kirk Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk Cemetery
- Fulford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Fulford Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulford Cemetery
- Draves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Draves Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draves Cemetery
- Grah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Grah Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grah Cemetery
- Houge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Houge Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houge Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Isom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Isom Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isom Cemetery
- Mt. Summit Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Summit Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Summit Cemetery
- Emery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Emery Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery Cemetery
- Nativity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Nativity Cemetery is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nativity Cemetery
- Koehn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Koehn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koehn Cemetery
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Reid Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Reid Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rockwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Degognia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Degognia is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degognia
- Leanderville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Leanderville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanderville
- Shiloh Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh Hill is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Hill
- Welge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Welge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welge
- McBride
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McBride is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
- Sereno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sereno is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sereno
- Chester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Menard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bremen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Farrar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Farrar is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrar
- Lithium
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lithium is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lithium
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Campbell Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Perryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Eureka is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Jacob
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ava
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Willisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Steeleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Longtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Longtown is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
- Brazeau
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Brazeau is located in Perry County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazeau
- New Palestine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Palestine is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Palestine
- Percy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kaskaskia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kaskaskia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaskaskia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13 people
- Saint Mary
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Reid Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Randolph County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Reid Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ava
- Ava lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Reid Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ava.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ava
- Chester
- Jacob
- Kaskaskia
- Menard
- Percy
- Perryville
- Steeleville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Reid Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Randolph 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 Reid Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #416512 (Reid Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #416512 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: Randolph
- Est. Elev: 133 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rockwood
- Location given for Reid Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8439406 Lon: -89.7026031
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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 Randolph, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Reid 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |