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:
33.2668, -89.9834
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 Holmes County<2>.
The county seat for Holmes County is located in Lexington. Lexington lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Reeves Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Reeves Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Reeves Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bailey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Acona Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Acona Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona Cemetery
- Vanhoughton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Vanhoughton Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanhoughton Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Melton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Melton Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melton Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Streater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Streater Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Streater Cemetery
- Jordan Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thurman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Thurman Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Emory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Emory Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Emory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Emory Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Cemetery
- Blackhawk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Blackhawk Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackhawk Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Keirn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Keirn Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn Cemetery
- Beall - Stigler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Downer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Downer Cemetery is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer Cemetery
- Old Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Murdock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Murdock Cemetery is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murdock Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Acona
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Acona is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
- Ituma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ituma is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ituma
- Coila
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coila is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Lexington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- West
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jones Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Crossing is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossing
- Vaiden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Keirn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Keirn is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keirn
- Wyatt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wyatt is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Tchula
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tchula is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tchula
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Gwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gwin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwin
- Durant
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Cruger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cruger is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cruger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Possumneck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Possumneck is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
- Auris ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Auris is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auris
- Carrollton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sidon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sidon is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
- Rocky Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rocky Point is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- North Carrollton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- North Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Mileston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mileston is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mileston
- Browning
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Browning is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Roebuck
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Roebuck is located in Leflore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roebuck
- Tolarville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tolarville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolarville
- Richland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Goodman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hesterville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hesterville is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
- Winona
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
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 Holmes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Reeves Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carrollton
- Durant
- Goodman
- Greenwood
- Lexington
- Vaiden
- Winona
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Reeves Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Holmes 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 #706684 (Reeves Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #706684 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: Holmes
- Est. Elev: 85 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Murdock Lake
- Location given for Reeves Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.266792 Lon: -89.9834178
- 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 Holmes, 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 things 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. |