Reed Cemetery in Martinsville, Indiana

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Martinsville, Indiana, 46151 USA

Coordinates: 39.38649, -86.44964
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Washington Township Cemetery Section 17 T11N R1E
N39-27.810' W086-25.399' No WPA. This is a Colored Church Cemetery. Small abandoned cemetery in a remote location with no stones that are intact. Needs to be cleared, fenced and a sign erected. This is a historic site it was the location of a small black community that was active thru the 1870s. John Reed donated land from his holdings to the Methodist Episcopal Church and also mentioned this donation in his will dated March 17, 1845.

Indiana Cemetery Locations, Volume 1, published by the Indiana Genealogical Society (02 April 2005), gives the primary cemetery name as Reed's Chapel Cemetery with an alternate name of Reed Cemetery.

The cemetery is listed in the Cemetery and Burial Grounds Registry of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and in the State Historical Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) with Cemetery Record Number CR-55-161 (Reed's / Reed's Chapel).