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. 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 Ward Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ward Cemetery:
37.6225, -88.9112
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ward Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ward Cemetery is located in Williamson County<2>.
The county seat for Williamson County is located in Marion. Marion lies just to the north of the Ward Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ward Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Ward Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ward Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McBride Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The McBride Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride Cemetery
- Cocke Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Cocke Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocke Cemetery
- Cocke Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Cocke Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocke Cemetery
- Koonce Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Koonce Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koonce Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Donelson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Donelson Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donelson Cemetery
- Meneese Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Meneese Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meneese Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Atwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Atwood Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Cemetery
- Mosley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mosley Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosley Cemetery
- Caney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Caney Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Cemetery
- Creal Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Creal Springs Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creal Springs Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Crab Orchard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Crab Orchard Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab Orchard Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Old Krieger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Krieger Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Krieger Cemetery
- Caplinger Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Caplinger Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Cemetery
- Hanks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hanks Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks Cemetery
- Moulton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Moulton Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Chapman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Chapman Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Newbold Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Newbold Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbold Cemetery
- Rich Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Rich Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Worley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Worley Cemetery is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worley 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 Ward Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ward Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lake Crest
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lake Crest is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
- Eagle Point Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Eagle Point Bay is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point Bay
- Egyptian Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Egyptian Hills is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egyptian Hills
- Deer Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Creal Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Goreville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Marion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Burnside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ozark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spillertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spillertown is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Buncombe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Reynoldsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reynoldsburg is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lick Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lick Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Stonefort
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pittsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Whiteash
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Whiteash is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteash
- Estimated population in 2014: 240 people
- Energy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crainville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crainville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Simpson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Johnston City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Carterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Pleasant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Vienna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Herrin Junction ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Herrin Junction is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Junction
- McCormick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- McCormick is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick
- Herrin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dewmaine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dewmaine is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewmaine
- Stiritz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stiritz is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiritz
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 Williamson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ward Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carterville
- Creal Springs
- Goreville
- Herrin
- Johnston City
- Marion
- New Burnside
- Vienna
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Williamson 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 Ward Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #420515 (Ward Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #420515 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: Williamson
- Est. Elev: 155 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Goreville
- Location given for Ward Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.6225504 Lon: -88.9111793
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Williamson, 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- Ward 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |