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:
31.2582, -90.7473
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 Amite County<2>.
The county seat for Amite County is located in Liberty. Liberty lies just to the south southwest 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 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Reeves Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Reeves Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McGehee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The McGehee Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGehee Cemetery
- New Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Wicker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wicker Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicker Cemetery
- McGehee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McGehee Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGehee Cemetery
- Sharp Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Sharp Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
- Parson Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Parson Hill Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parson Hill Cemetery
- Jenkins Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Warren Hughey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nunnery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Nunnery Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunnery Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- McDowell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The McDowell Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Thomas Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Thomas Moore Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Moore Cemetery
- Wactor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wactor Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wactor Cemetery
- John McGehee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The John McGehee Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John McGehee Cemetery
- Browder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Browder Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browder Cemetery
- Old Parson Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Old Good Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Reeves Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Reeves Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brookside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brookside is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Thompson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Thompson is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Mount Olive
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Olive is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
- O'Neil
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- O'Neil is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
- McElveen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- McElveen is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
- Glading
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glading is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
- Bewelcome
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bewelcome is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
- Huron
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Huron is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Bude
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gloster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Gillsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gillsburg is located in Amite County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillsburg
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Summit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bear Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bear Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
- McComb
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Meadville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- McCall Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Eddiceton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
- Magnolia
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Crosby
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Troy ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Troy is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Norfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Norfield is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
- Chatawa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chatawa is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatawa
- Bacots
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bacots is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacots
- Rosetta
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
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 Amite County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Reeves Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gloster
- Magnolia
- McComb
- Meadville
- Summit
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 Reeves Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Amite 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 #685374 (Reeves Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #685374 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: Amite
- Est. Elev: 122 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Smithdale
- Location given for Reeves Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.25823 Lon: -90.7473249
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Amite, 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 drawn 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |