A visit to the Reaves 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 Reaves Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Reaves Cemetery:
35.3784, -86.4614
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Reaves Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Reaves Cemetery is located in Bedford County<2>.
The county seat for Bedford County is located in Shelbyville. Shelbyville lies just to the north of the Reaves Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Reaves Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Reaves Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Reaves Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Mt. Herman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mt. Hermon Church of Christ Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- New Mt. Herman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Stacy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Parker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Norman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Norman Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Cemetery
- Hastings Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hastings Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings Cemetery
- Word Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Word Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Word Cemetery
- Frost Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Frost Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Cemetery
- Hix Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hix Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Gill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Gill Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Parker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Lyon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Floyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Boone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rosebank Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Rosebank Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank Cemetery
- Barrett - Carlisle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Raby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Raby Cemetery is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raby Cemetery
- Charity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Herman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The New Herman Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Herman Cemetery
- New Hermon Church of Christ Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The New Hermon Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hermon Church of Christ Cemetery
- The New Hermon Church of Christ Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Hermon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16275 <5>
- Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Flat Creek Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek Cemetery
- The Flat Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Flat Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2372646 <5>
- Old Flat Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Crane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Crane Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Cemetery
- Hix Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hix Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix Cemetery
- Pratt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Pratt Cemetery is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Reaves Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Reaves Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Countyline
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Booneville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Raus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Raus is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raus
- Shelbyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lynchburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Belleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Petersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Whitaker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whitaker is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Anchor Mill ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Anchor Mill is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor Mill
- Ridgeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Haley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haley is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cascade Hollow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cascade Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade Hollow
- Normandy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cortner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cortner is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortner
- Wartrace
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Talley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Talley is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley
- Homaway Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Homaway Village is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homaway Village
- Belfast
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Belfast is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Tullahoma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bell Buckle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Elk Mill Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Fayetteville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Vannatta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Vannatta is located in Bedford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannatta
- Estimated population in 2014: 398 people
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 Reaves Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bedford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Reaves Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fayetteville
- Lynchburg
- Shelbyville
- Tullahoma
- Wartrace
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Reaves Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Bedford 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 Reaves Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1319468 (Reaves Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1319468 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: Bedford
- Est. Elev: 279 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shelbyville
- Location given for Reaves Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3784092 Lon: -86.4613826
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Bedford, 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- Reaves 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. |
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