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A visit to the Reeds Lake 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 Reeds Lake Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Reeds Lake Cemetery:

30.9530, -97.3144

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Reeds Lake Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Reeds Lake Cemetery is located in Bell County<2>.

The county seat for Bell County is located in Belton. Belton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Reeds Lake Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Reeds Lake Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Reeds Lake Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Reeds Lake Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Volo Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Volo Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volo Cemetery
  • Little River Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Little River Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Cemetery
  • Reed Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Reed Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
  • Wedel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Wedel Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedel Cemetery
  • Center Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Center Lake Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Lake Cemetery
  • Sunshine Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Sunshine Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Cemetery
  • Greathouse Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Post Oak Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Cemetery
  • Rogers Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Rogers Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
  • Ferguson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson Cemetery
  • Holland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • McCann Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The McCann Cemetery is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCann Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Taplin View Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Taplin View Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taplin View Cemetery
    • Dyess Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Dyess Grove Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyess Grove Cemetery
      • The Dyess Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Stringtown Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1994699 <5>
    • Dyess Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Dyess Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyess Cemetery
    • Taylors Valley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Dallas Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Dallas Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dallas Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Holland.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135082 <5>
    • Hennington Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Hennington Cemetery is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennington Cemetery
    • Simmons Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Simmons Cemetery is located in Williamson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
    • Simmons Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Simmons Family Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Family Cemetery
      • The Simmons Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Simmons Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2178449 <5>
    • Val Verde Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Val Verde Cemetery is located in Milam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde Cemetery
    • Little Flock Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Little Flock Cemetery is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Flock Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Flock Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Temple.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4866 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Reeds Lake Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Reeds Lake Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Academy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Academy is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy
  • Sparks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sparks is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
  • Little River Academy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Little River Academy is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Academy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
  • Little River
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Heidenheimer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Rogers
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Holland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Vilas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Vilas is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilas
  • Val Verde
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Val Verde is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Val Verde
  • Temple
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Edgeworth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Edgeworth is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgeworth
  • Cyclone
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cyclone is located in Bell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Davilla
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Meeks
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Meeks is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
    • Belton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bartlett
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Buckholts
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Ocker
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ocker is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocker
    • Oenaville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Oenaville is located in Bell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oenaville
    • Salado
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Barclay
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Barclay is located in Falls County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
    • Schwertner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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 Reeds Lake Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bell County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Reeds Lake Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bartlett
  • Belton
  • Buckholts
  • Holland
  • Village of Salado
  • Temple

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 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 Reeds Lake Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Bell 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 Reeds Lake Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1366309  (Reeds Lake Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1366309 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: Bell
      • Est. Elev: 141 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Little River
      • Location given for Reeds Lake Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.9529618     Lon: -97.3144449
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Bell, 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- Reeds Lake 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.