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:
37.3218, -81.0015
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 Mercer County<2>.
The county seat for Mercer County is located in Princeton. Princeton lies just to the west northwest of the Reed Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Reed Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Reed Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tiller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Tiller Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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- Bray Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Bray Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Elmore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Elmore Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore Cemetery
- Parmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Parmer Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parmer Cemetery
- Hop Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hop Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hop Cemetery
- Wagner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Wagner Cemetery is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagner Cemetery
- Oakvale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakvale Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale Cemetery
- Hearn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hearn Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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- Blake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Blake Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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- McCue Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McCue Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCue Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Mercer County
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- Stinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stinson Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Cassidy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cassidy Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassidy Cemetery
- Mt. Horeb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Horeb Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Horeb Cemetery
- Walters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Walters Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Shields Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shields Cemetery is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Cemetery
- Hogan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hogan Cemetery is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- East River ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- East River is located in Mercer County
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- Oakvale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Blake ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Blake is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
- Round Bottom
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Round Bottom is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Willowton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Willowton is located in Mercer County
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- Elgood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elgood is located in Mercer County
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- Princeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Athens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- El Centro ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- El Centro is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Centro
- Rocky Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rocky Gap is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Gap
- Shumate
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shumate is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Glen Lyn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Lyn is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Johnston Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Johnston Town is located in Mercer County
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- Edison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Edison is located in Mercer County
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- Bethel ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Lurich
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lurich is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
- Narrows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rich Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Creek
- Rich Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hicksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hicksville is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
- Littlesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Littlesburg is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlesburg
- Bluefield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mechanicsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Thessalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Thessalia is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thessalia
- Peterstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mercers Saltworks is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercers Saltworks
- Lashmeet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lashmeet is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lashmeet
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 Mercer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Reed Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bluefield
- Mechanicsburg
- Princeton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Reed Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Mercer 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 #1552626 (Reed Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1552626 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: Mercer
- Est. Elev: 568 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Princeton
- Location given for Reed Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.321786 Lon: -81.0014748
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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 West Virginia's counties, including Mercer, 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. |