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:
35.7012, -84.6894
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 Meigs County<2>.
The county seat for Meigs County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies 13 miles [20.9 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 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Reed Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Reed Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cooley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Cooley Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooley Cemetery
- Hornsby Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Ewing Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Ewing Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing Cemetery
- Deatherage Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Deatherage Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatherage Cemetery
- Ray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- McCaleb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McCaleb Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaleb Cemetery
- Gillespie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Gillespie Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillespie Cemetery
- Culvahouse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Culvahouse Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culvahouse Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Wasson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wasson Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasson Cemetery
- Old Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Old Ten Mile Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Ten Mile Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ten Mile Cemetery
- McPherson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McPherson Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson Cemetery
- Woolsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Woolsey Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolsey Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Old Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Hope Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hope Cemetery
- Gillespie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gillespie Cemetery is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillespie Cemetery
- Mt. Wesley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Wesley Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Wesley Cemetery
- Baldwin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Baldwin Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Luminary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Luminary Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luminary Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 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:
- Surprise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Surprise is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
- Pioneer Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pioneer Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Lakewood Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lakewood Village is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
- Population from the 2010 Census: 990 people
- Akeman Crossroad
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Akeman Crossroad is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akeman Crossroad
- Roddy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roddy is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roddy
- Sewee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sewee is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewee
- Glen Alice
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Glen Alice is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Alice
- Morrisgap ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Morrisgap is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisgap
- Cute ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cute is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cute
- Prigmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prigmore is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prigmore
- Luttrell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Spring City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Rockwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Postoak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- Decatur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cardiff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cardiff is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Sweetwater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Midtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Midtown is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
- Jewett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jewett is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett
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 Meigs County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Reed Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cardiff
- Decatur
- Kingston
- Rockwood
- Spring City
- Sweetwater
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 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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Meigs 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 #1299126 (Reed Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1299126 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: Meigs
- Est. Elev: 245 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ten Mile
- Location given for Reed Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7011836 Lon: -84.6893837
- 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 Meigs, 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- 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |