A visit to the Ward Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Ward Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Ward Cemetery (FG ID #2248562).
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:
41.8595, -70.9414
The Ward Cemetery is located in Plymouth County<2>.
The county seat for Plymouth County is located in Plymouth. Plymouth lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Ward Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ward Cemetery.
Establishment of the Ward Cemetery ...
The Ward Cemetery was established in 1790.
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.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ward Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Haskins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Haskins Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskins Cemetery
- Thompson Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Strowbridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Strowbridge Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strowbridge Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Central Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Richmond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Richmond Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Robbins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- McCully Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The McCully Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCully Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Nemasket Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Nemasket Hill Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemasket Hill Cemetery
- Perchade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Perchade Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perchade Cemetery
- Purchade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Padelford Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Caswell Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Caswell Street Burying Ground
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Caswell Street Burying Ground is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caswell Street Burying Ground
- The Caswell Street Burying Ground has also been known as:
- Caswell Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #TAU.813 <5>
- Stetson - Haskins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Parish Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Parish Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parish 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:
- North Lakeville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lakeville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- Middleborough
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Namasket Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Namasket Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namasket Village
- Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- East Taunton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- East Freetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- South Middleboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Assonet ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Assonet is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assonet
- Freetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Raynham Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
- Weir Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Berkley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Berkley is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,900 people
- Braleys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Long Plain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Water View Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Water View Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water View Village
- North Carver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Taunton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Paper Mill Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Paper Mill Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
- Segreganset
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dighton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,040 people
- Bridgewater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Old Town Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town Landing is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Landing
- Clifford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Carver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,762 people
- Plympton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Plympton is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plympton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,998 people
- Raynham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Dighton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- North Dighton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dighton
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 Plymouth County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ward Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Assonet - Historic
- Bridgewater
- Middleborough
- Taunton
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 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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Plymouth 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #2248562
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Plymouth, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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