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:
39.4950, -94.5827
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 Clinton County<2>.
The county seat for Clinton County is located in Plattsburg. Plattsburg lies just to the northeast 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 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Reed Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Reed Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Standiford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Standiford Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standiford Cemetery
- Grayson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Grayson Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Cemetery
- Union Mill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Mill Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mill Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Ridgeley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ridgeley Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeley Cemetery
- Mecca Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Davenport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Davenport Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport Cemetery
- Gaus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Gaus Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaus Cemetery
- Tobin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Tobin Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobin Cemetery
- Cockrell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Cockrell Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrell Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Paradise Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Paradise Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hanks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Hanks Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Allen Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Gower.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27288 <5>
- Witts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Witts Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witts Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Number 6 Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Number 6 Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number 6 Cemetery
- Lutes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Lutes Cemetery is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutes Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the south of Plattsburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28667 <5>
- Cook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Trimble
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Edgerton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ridgely
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgely is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Smithville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lilly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lilly is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Plattsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gower
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Camden Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Starfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Starfield is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starfield
- Dearborn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Woodruff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Woodruff is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Tracy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tracy is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Platte City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ferrelview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ferrelview is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrelview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 800 people
- Linkville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Linkville is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkville
- Nashua
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Nashua is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Holt
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Agency
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Faucett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kearney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lathrop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Willow Brook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- West Platte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Platte is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Platte
- Roosterville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Roosterville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Easton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Easton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Converse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Converse is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
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 Clinton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Reed Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Camden Point
- Dearborn
- Easton
- Edgerton
- Gower
- Holt
- Holt lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Reed Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Holt.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Kearney
- Lathrop
- Platte City
- Plattsburg
- Smithville
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 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 Reed Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Clinton 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 #725185 (Reed Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #725185 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: Clinton
- Est. Elev: 304 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Smithville
- Location given for Reed Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.494998 Lon: -94.5827322
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Clinton, 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 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. |