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:
37.8495, -82.7296
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 Johnson County<2>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Paintsville. Paintsville lies just to the west southwest 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 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Ward Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ward Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Old Friendship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Preston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Preston Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Cemetery
- Gambill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Gambill Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gambill Cemetery
- Old Preston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Preston Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Preston Cemetery
- Ballard - Butcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Atkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Atkins Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins Cemetery
- Waddle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Waddle Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddle Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Waddle Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Whitehouse.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2740082 <5>
- Son Butcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Son Butcher Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Son Butcher Cemetery
- Clark Castle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Clark Castle Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Castle Cemetery
- The Clark Castle Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sycamore Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2301960 <5>
- Vanhoose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Vanhoose Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vanhoose Cemetery
- W.R. Castle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The W.R. Castle Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for W.R. Castle Cemetery
- The W.R. Castle Cemetery has also been known as:
- Castle Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2334738 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Whipporwill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Whipporwill Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whipporwill Cemetery
- Preston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Preston Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Cemetery
- Company Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Company Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Company Cemetery
- Howes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Howes Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Welch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Welch Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Welch Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Welch Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Paintsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76495 <5>
- Wheeler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Stambaugh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Stambaugh Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stambaugh Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis 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:
- Williamsport
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Williamsport is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Thelma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Thelma is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
- Whitehouse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whitehouse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Tutor Key
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tutor Key is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutor Key
- Meally
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Meally is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meally
- Nippa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Nippa is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nippa
- Wittensville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wittensville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittensville
- Lowmansville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lowmansville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowmansville
- Paintsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Butcher Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Butcher Hollow is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Hollow
- Hagerhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hagerhill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerhill
- West Van Lear
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- West Van Lear is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Van Lear
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Van Lear
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Staffordsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Collista
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Collista is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collista
- Nero
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Nero is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nero
- Patrick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Patrick is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Sitka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sitka is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
- Auxier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Auxier is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxier
- Tomahawk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Ulysses ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ulysses is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
- Barnetts Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnetts Creek
- Denver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Denver is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- East Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peach Orchard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Richardson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Richardson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Charley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Charley is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charley
- Volga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Volga is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
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. The following communities are located in Johnson 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 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:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Johnson 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 #506217 (Ward Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #506217 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: Johnson
- Est. Elev: 208 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Offutt
- Location given for Ward Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8495384 Lon: -82.7296026
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Johnson, 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 drawn 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> | 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. |
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