A visit to the Ward Family 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 Family Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ward Family Cemetery:
42.0122, -88.5687
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ward Family Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ward Family Cemetery is located in Kane County<2>.
The county seat for Kane County is located in Geneva. Geneva lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Ward Family Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ward Family Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Ward Family Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ward Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- South Burlington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Burlington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Burlington Cemetery is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Barron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Barron Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron Cemetery
- Charter Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Charter Grove Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Charter Grove Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Charter Grove.
- St.s Peter & Paul's Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- L R Baker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The L R Baker Cemetery is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for L R Baker Cemetery
- St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Ohio Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thatcher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Thatcher Cemetery is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thatcher Cemetery
- Lily Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lily Lake Cemetery is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Lake Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- North Plato Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The North Plato Cemetery is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plato Cemetery
- Hampshire Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Carmel Sycamore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Hampshire Settlement Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Starks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Starks Cemetery is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks Cemetery
- The Starks Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Stark's Cemetery
- Doty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Doty Cemetery is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doty Cemetery
- Genoa Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Genoa Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Gardner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ward Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ward Family Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Burlington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Virgil
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Charter Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Charter Grove is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Grove
- Sycamore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,317 people
- New Lebanon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Lebanon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
- Lily Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lily Lake is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,019 people
- North Plato
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Plato is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Plato
- Maple Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bowes Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bowes Bend is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowes Bend
- Plato Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Starks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Starks is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks
- Hampshire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cortland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pingree Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Genoa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coltonville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Coltonville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coltonville
- Elburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wasco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brush Point ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brush Point is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Point
- De Kalb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Campton Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Campton Hills is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campton Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,063 people
- Campton Hills has also been known as:
- Campton Hills village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campton Hills <6>
- Bonnie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bonnie is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie
- Bonnie has also been known as:
- Bonnie Valley
- Kingston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kaneville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gilberts
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Freeman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Freeman is located in Kane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Huntley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Family Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kane County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ward Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cortland
- De Kalb
- Elburn
- Genoa
- Hampshire
- Huntley
- Sycamore
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 websites either 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 Family Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Kane 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 Family Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1957331 (Ward Family Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1957331 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: Kane
- Est. Elev: 275 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hampshire
- Location given for Ward Family Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.0122491 Lon: -88.5686959
- 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 Kane, 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' (or 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 Family 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> | 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |