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A visit to the Reed 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 Reed Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Reed Cemetery:

30.3783, -92.5974

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Reed Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Reed Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish<2>.

The parish seat for Acadia Parish is located in Crowley. Crowley lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southeast of the Reed Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Reed Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Reed Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Reed Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Bertrand Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Bertrand Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertrand Cemetery
  • Little Mamou Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Little Mamou Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mamou Cemetery
  • St. Jules Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The St. Jules Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Jules Cemetery
    • The St. Jules Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Jules Petite Mamou Chapel
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2319857 <5>
  • Langley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Langley Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Gatte Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Gatte Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatte Cemetery
  • Chretien Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Chretien Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chretien Cemetery
  • China Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The China Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Cemetery
  • Miller Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Joseph Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Iota.
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2196184 <5>
  • Doucet Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • McFarlain Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The McFarlain Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlain Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Leckett Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Leckett Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leckett Cemetery
    • Frey Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Frey Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frey Cemetery
    • Riche Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Riche Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riche Cemetery
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
    • Calvary Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • Indian Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Indian Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
    • St. Peters Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
    • Leger Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Leger Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leger Cemetery
    • Mowata Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Mowata Cemetery is located in Acadia Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mowata Cemetery
      • The Mowata Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Lawrence Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #68342 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Reed Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Reed Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Basile
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Basile is located in Evangeline Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basile
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,791 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basile <6>
  • Iota
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Iota is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iota
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,428 people
  • Evangeline
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Tyrone
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Tyrone is located in Evangeline Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
  • Unatex
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Unatex is located in Evangeline Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unatex
  • Elton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Elton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elton <6>
  • Jennings
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jennings is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,660 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jennings <6>
  • Egan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ellis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ellis is located in Acadia Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
  • Duralde
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Duralde is located in Evangeline Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duralde
  • Coverdale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Coverdale is located in Allen Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coverdale
  • Lauderdale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Lauderdale is located in Allen Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lauderdale
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Roanoke
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mermentau
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Eunice
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Eunice is located in Saint Landry Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunice
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,655 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eunice <6>
    • Estherwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Welsh
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Welsh is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,195 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welsh <6>
    • Kinder
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Crowley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Elder
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Elder is located in Allen Parish
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder

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 Reed Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Acadia Parish.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Reed Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Basile
  • Crowley
  • Elton
  • Eunice
  • Kinder
  • Mamou
    • Mamou lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Reed Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mamou.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamou

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Reed Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Louisiana:
  • Pages specific to Acadia Parish:
  • Genealogy information for nearby parishes:
  • 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 Reed Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #538550  (Reed Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #538550 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
      • Parish: Acadia
      • Est. Elev: 8 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Basile
      • Location given for Reed Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.3782586     Lon: -92.597361
      • 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 Louisiana's parishes, including Acadia, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Reed 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.