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A visit to the Ward Chapel Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Ward Chapel Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ward Chapel Cemetery

Lat:   32.2907°   (32° 17' 26")

Lon:   -88.1411°   (-88° 8' 27")

The Ward Chapel Cemetery is located in Choctaw County<2>.

The county seat for Choctaw County is located in Butler. Butler lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Ward Chapel Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Ward Chapel Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Pine Grove Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Christopher Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Campbell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
    • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • Fairfield Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Millwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Millwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Millwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Millwood Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
  • Black Bluff Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Bluff Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Bluff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Black Bluff Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • Cokes Chapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cokes Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cokes Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cokes Chapel Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • Shearon Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shearon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shearon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shearon Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • Morning Star Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morning Star Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morning Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Eureka Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eureka Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eureka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eureka Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Beulah Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beulah Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Hopewell Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Red House Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red House Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red House Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Red House Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
    • Hicks Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hicks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hicks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hicks Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Woods Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woods Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Resthaven Memorial Gardens
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resthaven Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Resthaven Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Resthaven Memorial Gardens is located in Choctaw County
    • Campground Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campground Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campground Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Campground Cemetery is located in Marengo County
    • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Sumter County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ward Chapel Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ward Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Pelham
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
    • Pelham is located in Choctaw County
  • Jachin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jachin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jachin
    • Jachin is located in Choctaw County
  • Derby
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
    • Derby is located in Sumter County
  • Whitfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
    • Whitfield is located in Sumter County
  • Choctaw City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
    • Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County
  • Pennington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
    • Pennington is located in Choctaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
  • Cromwell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cromwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
    • Cromwell is located in Choctaw County
  • Tompkinsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tompkinsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
    • Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
  • Cedahoma ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedahoma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedahoma
    • Cedahoma is located in Choctaw County
  • Intercourse
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercourse
    • Intercourse is located in Sumter County
  • Ward
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
    • Ward is located in Sumter County
  • Lavaca
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lavaca. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
    • Lavaca is located in Choctaw County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bellamy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
      • Bellamy is located in Sumter County
    • Kinterbish
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
      • Kinterbish is located in Sumter County
    • Lisman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
      • Lisman is located in Choctaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
    • Myrtlewood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myrtlewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
      • Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
    • Griffins ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins
      • Griffins is located in Marengo County
    • Beckleys ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beckleys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckleys
      • Beckleys is located in Marengo County
    • Barrons ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barrons have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrons
      • Barrons is located in Marengo County
    • Arrington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
      • Arrington is located in Sumter County
    • Pushmataha
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pushmataha
      • Pushmataha is located in Choctaw County
    • Butler
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
      • Butler is located in Choctaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <7>
    • Half Acre
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
      • Half Acre is located in Marengo County
      • Former names for Half Acre:
      • Hell's Half Acre
      • Luther's Store
    • Blue Lock ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Lock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lock
      • Blue Lock is located in Marengo County
    • Coatopa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatopa
      • Coatopa is located in Sumter County

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 Ward Chapel Cemetery. The following communities are located in Choctaw County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ward Chapel Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Butler
    • Butler lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Ward Chapel Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Butler.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler

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 Ward Chapel Cemetery:

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 Ward Chapel Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1805550  (Ward Chapel Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1805550 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Gaston
    • County: Choctaw         Elev: 47
    • Location given for GNIS #1805550 (Ward Chapel Cemetery)

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

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 Alabama's counties, including Choctaw, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ward Chapel Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2907, Longitude: -88.1411       In this case, the coordinates for the Ward Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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