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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:

44.5901, -69.5436

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 Kennebec County<2>.

The county seat for Kennebec County is located in Augusta. Augusta lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the south southwest 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 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Reed Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Holt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Holt Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
  • Emery Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Emery Hill Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery Hill Cemetery
  • Ames Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Ames Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames Cemetery
  • Maplewood Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Maplewood Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Cemetery
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
  • Brown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
  • McClintock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The McClintock Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClintock Cemetery
  • Abbott Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Abbott Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Nobels Ferry Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Nobels Ferry Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobels Ferry Cemetery
    • The Nobels Ferry Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Nobles Ferry Cemetery
    • Pratt Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #90423 <5>
  • Whitaker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Whitaker Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker Cemetery
  • Tozier Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Tozier Cemetery is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tozier Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Francis Catholic Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Francis Catholic Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Francis Catholic Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Waterville.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #154685 <5>
    • Drummond Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Drummond Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond Cemetery
    • Shaw Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Shaw Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
    • Friend Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Friend Cemetery is located in Somerset County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friend Cemetery
    • Getchell Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Getchell Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Getchell Cemetery
    • Priest Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Priest Hill Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Hill Cemetery
    • China Village Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The China Village Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Village Cemetery
    • Lincoln Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
    • Number 4 Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Number 4 Hill Cemetery is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number 4 Hill Cemetery
    • Mudgett Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mudgett Cemetery is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudgett Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 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:

  • Benton Falls
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Benton Falls is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Falls
  • Fairfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Benton Station
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Benton Station is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Station
  • Clinton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Shawmut
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Shawmut is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut
  • Winslow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Waterville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Morrison Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Morrison Corner is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Corner
  • Nyes Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Nyes Corner is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyes Corner
  • Albion
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • China
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • China is located in Kennebec County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,339 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China <6>
  • Hinckley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hinckley is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • North Vassalboro
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • North Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Vassalboro
    • Winnecook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Winnecook is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnecook
    • Oakland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Burnham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Burnham is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
    • East Vassalboro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • East Vassalboro is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Vassalboro
    • Unity
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Vassalboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Canaan
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Branch Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Branch Mills is located in Kennebec County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Mills
    • North Palermo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • North Palermo is located in Waldo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Palermo
    • Freedom
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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 Kennebec County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Reed Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Maine:
  • Pages specific to Kennebec 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 Reed Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #574120  (Reed Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #574120 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: Kennebec
      • Est. Elev: 38 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Fairfield
      • Location given for Reed Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.5901     Lon: -69.54357
      • 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 Maine's counties, including Kennebec, 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 drawn 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.