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A visit to the Ward Cemetery ...


The location of the Ward Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<1>


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)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ward Cemetery

Lat:   37.8495°   (37° 50' 58")

Lon:   -82.7296°   (-82° 43' 46")

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 .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
      • Williamsport is located in Johnson County
    • Thelma
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thelma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thelma
      • Thelma is located in Johnson County
    • Whitehouse
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
      • Whitehouse is located in Johnson County
    • Tutor Key
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tutor Key have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutor Key
      • Tutor Key is located in Johnson County
    • Meally
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meally have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meally
      • Meally is located in Johnson County
    • Nippa
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nippa
      • Nippa is located in Johnson County
    • Wittensville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wittensville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittensville
      • Wittensville is located in Johnson County
    • Lowmansville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowmansville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowmansville
      • Lowmansville is located in Johnson County
    • Paintsville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hagerhill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerhill
      • Hagerhill is located in Johnson County
    • West Van Lear
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Van Lear
      • West Van Lear is located in Johnson County
    • Van Lear
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Staffordsville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Staffordsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staffordsville
        • Staffordsville is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staffordsville <4>
      • Collista
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collista
        • Collista is located in Johnson County
      • Nero
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nero
        • Nero is located in Johnson County
      • Patrick
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patrick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
        • Patrick is located in Lawrence County
      • Sitka
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
        • Sitka is located in Johnson County
      • Auxier
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxier
        • Auxier is located in Floyd County
      • Tomahawk
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
        • Tomahawk is located in Martin County
      • Ulysses ‑ Historic
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ulysses have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
        • Ulysses is located in Lawrence County
      • Barnetts Creek
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnetts Creek
        • Barnetts Creek is located in Johnson County
      • Denver
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
        • Denver is located in Johnson County
      • East Point
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
        • East Point is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Point <4>
      • Peach Orchard
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
        • Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County
      • Richardson
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
        • Richardson is located in Lawrence County
      • Charley
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charley
        • Charley is located in Lawrence County
      • Volga
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
        • Volga is located in Johnson County

    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.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Ward Cemetery.<5>

    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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Old Friendship Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Friendship Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Friendship Cemetery
    • Preston Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Preston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Preston Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Preston Cemetery
    • Gambill Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gambill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gambill Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gambill Cemetery
    • Old Preston Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Preston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Preston Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Preston Cemetery
    • Ballard - Butcher Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ballard - Butcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ballard - Butcher Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ballard - Butcher Cemetery
    • Atkins Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Atkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Atkins Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Atkins Cemetery
    • Waddle Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Waddle Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Waddle Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Waddle Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Whitehouse.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waddle Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2740082 <7>
    • Son Butcher Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Son Butcher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Son Butcher Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Son Butcher Cemetery
    • Clark Castle Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Vanhoose Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vanhoose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vanhoose Cemetery is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vanhoose Cemetery
    • W.R. Castle Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Whipporwill Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whipporwill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Whipporwill Cemetery is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whipporwill Cemetery
      • Preston Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Preston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Preston Cemetery is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Preston Cemetery
      • Company Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Company Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Company Cemetery is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Company Cemetery
      • Howes Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Howes Cemetery is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howes Cemetery
      • Franklin Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franklin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Franklin Cemetery is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Cemetery
      • Welch Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Welch Cemetery is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welch Cemetery
      • Wheeler Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheeler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheeler Cemetery
      • Stambaugh Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stambaugh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Stambaugh Cemetery is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stambaugh Cemetery
      • Davis Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Davis Cemetery is located in Johnson County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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: GNIS record #506217 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: Offutt
      • County: Johnson         Elev: 208
      • Location given for GNIS #506217 (Ward Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.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 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 things 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: 37.8495, Longitude: -82.7296       In this case, the coordinates for the Ward Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <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>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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