Welcome to Ward ...

Ward is located in Sumter County<1>.

The location of Ward has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ward, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Ward is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Ward lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Ward: (205) and (659)<4>

The ZIP code for Ward: 36922<5>

Communities Also Named Ward ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Ward: This one is located in Sumter County and the other is located in Chambers County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 35 communities that are also named Ward - they are located in Arkansas (2), Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Brunswick, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ward.

Communities near Ward ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ward.

• Livingston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
  • Livingston is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,135 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <6>
• York
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • York is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
  • Former names for York:
  • New York Station
  • York Station
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <6>
• Butler
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <6>
• Lisman
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
  • Lisman is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
• Cuba
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Cuba is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
• Pennington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
• Intercourse
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercourse
  • Intercourse is located in Sumter County
• Derby
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
  • Derby is located in Sumter County
• Cromwell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cromwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
  • Cromwell is located in Choctaw County
• Bellamy
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
  • Bellamy is located in Sumter County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ward. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ward.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ward. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ward.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ward. See our Newspapers Page for Ward.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ward ...

Looking for more information about Ward? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Ward, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ward.

Adding Ward to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ward in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ward was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Ward post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ward.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ward. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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