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:
39.4559, -78.8706
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 Mineral County<2>.
The county seat for Mineral County is located in Keyser. Keyser lies just to the west of the Reeves Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Reeves Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Reeves Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Reeves Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mead Chapel Biser Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Headsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Headsville Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville Cemetery
- Umstot Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Umstot Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umstot Cemetery
- Mineral Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gerstell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gerstell Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerstell Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Urice & Kerns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cabin Run Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cabin Run Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin Run Cemetery
- Greenwall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Greenwall Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwall Cemetery
- Eusiva Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Eusiva Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eusiva Cemetery
- Reece Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Reece Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Culp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Culp Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp Cemetery
- Dayton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Dayton Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Cemetery
- Waxler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Waxler Cemetery is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxler Cemetery
- Poor Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Poor Farm Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Farm Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dayton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sulter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sulter Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulter Cemetery
- Potomac Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Staggs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Staggs Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staggs Cemetery
- Ludwick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ludwick Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludwick Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Van Meter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Van Meter Cemetery is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Meter 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 Reeves Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Reeves Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Headsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Keyser
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rawlings
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fort Ashby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Short Gap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Short Gap is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
- Frost ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Frost is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Burlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Vance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vance is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
- Wapocomo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wapocomo is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapocomo
- Ritters
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ritters is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritters
- Pinto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pinto is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinto
- New Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Junction is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Romney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gilmore is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Springfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brady
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brady is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Cresaptown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lonaconing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nikep
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Nikep is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nikep
- Moscow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moscow is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Barton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barton is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Westernport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Piedmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ocean
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ocean is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean
- Midland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Midland is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Luke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Luke is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Bloomington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bloomington is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
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 Mineral County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Reeves Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Reeves Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Mineral 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 #1937389 (Reeves Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1937389 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: Mineral
- Est. Elev: 219 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Headsville
- Location given for Reeves Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.4559267 Lon: -78.870578
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Mineral, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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> | 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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