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A visit to the Ward 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 Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ward 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 Cemetery

Lat:   35.9631°   (35° 57' 47")

Lon:   -91.3382°   (-91° 20' 17")

The Ward Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<2>.

The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Walnut Ridge. Walnut Ridge lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Ward Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Ward Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Penn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Penn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Penn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Penn Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Lancaster Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lancaster Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lancaster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lancaster Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Gardner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Jerusalem Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jerusalem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jerusalem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Roe Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Roe Cemetery is located in Sharp County
  • Shaver Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Campbell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Runyan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Runyan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Runyan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Runyan Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Willmuth Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willmuth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willmuth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Willmuth Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Lincoln Ward Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lincoln Ward Cemetery
    • The Lincoln Ward Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lincoln Ward Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Saffell.
    • The Lincoln Ward Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ward Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56701 <5>
  • Ward Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ward Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Massey Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Massey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Massey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Massey Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Wilkerson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Parsley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parsley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parsley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Parsley Cemetery is located in Sharp County
      • The Parsley Cemetery has also been known as:
      • George W. Parsley Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55598 <5>
    • Ashby Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashby Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ashby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ashby Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Godwin Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Godwin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Godwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Godwin Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Mt. View Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Dawson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dawson Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Dawson Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Dawson Cemetery is located in Sharp County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53659 <5>
    • Captain William Dawson Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Captain William Dawson Family Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Captain William Dawson Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Captain William Dawson Family Cemetery is located in Sharp County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2394041 <5>
    • McNutt Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McNutt Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McNutt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McNutt Cemetery is located in Independence County
    • Durfee Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Durfee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Durfee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Durfee Cemetery is located in Independence County
    • Hillhouse Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillhouse Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillhouse Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hillhouse Cemetery is located in Lawrence 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 Cemetery.

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

  • Strawberry
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
    • Strawberry is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
  • Saffell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffell
    • Saffell is located in Lawrence County
  • Lynn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
    • Lynn is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynn <7>
  • Smithville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
    • Smithville is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
  • Grange
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
    • Grange is located in Sharp County
  • Cord
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cord
    • Cord is located in Independence County
  • Charlotte
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlotte have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
    • Charlotte is located in Independence County
  • Poughkeepsie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
    • Poughkeepsie is located in Sharp County
  • Cave City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
    • Cave City is located in Independence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,923 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cave City <7>
  • Centerville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Centerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Centerville is located in Jackson County
  • Elgin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Elgin is located in Jackson County
  • Kenyon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kenyon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
    • Kenyon is located in Jackson County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Maxville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maxville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
      • Maxville is located in Sharp County
    • Powhatan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powhatan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhatan
      • Powhatan is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powhatan <7>
    • Annieville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Annieville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annieville
      • Annieville is located in Lawrence County
    • Swifton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton
      • Swifton is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
    • Alicia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
      • Alicia is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Black Rock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
      • Black Rock is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Rock <7>
    • Sandtown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sandtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
      • Sandtown is located in Independence County
    • Pfeiffer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
      • Pfeiffer is located in Independence County
    • Sulphur Rock
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
      • Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
    • Tuckerman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Minturn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minturn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
      • Minturn is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
    • Portia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portia
      • Portia is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portia <7>
    • Evening Shade
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evening Shade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evening Shade
      • Evening Shade is located in Sharp County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evening Shade <7>

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 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lawrence County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #56042  (Ward Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #56042 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: Strawberry
    • County: Lawrence         Elev: 109
    • Location given for GNIS #56042 (Ward Cemetery)

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.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 Arkansas' counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ward Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9631, Longitude: -91.3382       In this case, the coordinates for the Ward 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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