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:
37.8523, -82.5446
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 Martin County<2>.
The county seat for Martin County is located in Inez. Inez lies just to the north northeast 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 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Ward Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ward Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cain Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Perry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Perry Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Cemetery
- Endicott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Endicott Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Endicott Cemetery
- Triplett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Triplett Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett Cemetery
- Marcum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Marcum Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcum Cemetery
- Kirk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Kirk Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk Cemetery
- Harmon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Harmon Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon Cemetery
- Parsley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Parsley Cemetery is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsley Cemetery
- Roman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Roman Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roman Cemetery
- Chaffin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Chaffin Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffin Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Fluty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Fluty Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fluty Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Pack Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Waddle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Atkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Atkins Cemetery is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins Cemetery
- Ballard - Butcher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Petercave Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kirk Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Kirk Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk Cemetery
- Stepp Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Stepp Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stepp Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Webb Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Lovely.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2394226 <5>
- Brewer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Brewer Cemetery is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer Cemetery
- Marcum Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Marcum Cemetery is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcum Cemetery
- Buffalo Horn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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:
- Debord
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Inez
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tomahawk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tomahawk is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
- Beauty
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Beauty is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
- Warfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hode
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hode is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode
- Pilgrim
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pilgrim is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
- Lovely
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lovely is located in Martin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovely
- Kermit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Greyeagle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Greyeagle is located in Mingo County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
- Stonecoal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stonecoal is located in Wayne County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonecoal
- Peach Orchard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peach Orchard is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Patrick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Richardson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Richardson is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
- Whitehouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Whitehouse is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
- Ben Bow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ben Bow is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Bow
- Ulysses ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ulysses is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulysses
- Williamsport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Williamsport is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Butcher Hollow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Butcher Hollow is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butcher Hollow
- Clifford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clifford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Georges Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Georges Creek is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georges Creek
- Meally
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Meally is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meally
- Maynard ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Maynard is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Gallup ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gallup is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
- Lowmansville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lowmansville is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowmansville
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 Martin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ward Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Inez
- Inez lies less than 2 miles<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Ward Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Inez.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
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 helpful 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 Martin 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 #509943 (Ward Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #509943 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: Martin
- Est. Elev: 208 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Inez
- Location given for Ward Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8523169 Lon: -82.5445966
- 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 Martin, 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> | 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. |