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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. 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 ...

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

Lat:   41.8595°   (41° 51' 34")

Lon:   -70.9414°   (-70° 56' 29")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haskins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haskins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Haskins Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strowbridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strowbridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Strowbridge Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richmond Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richmond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Richmond Cemetery is located in Bristol County
  • Pierce Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pierce Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pierce Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pierce Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
  • Robbins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robbins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robbins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Robbins Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
  • McCully Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCully Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCully Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McCully Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
  • Clark Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clark Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
  • Reed Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Reed Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
    • Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Namasket Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namasket Village
    • Namasket Village is located in Plymouth County
  • Rock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
    • Rock is located in Plymouth County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rock
    • From the Ward Cemetery to Rock
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Assonet have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assonet
    • Assonet is located in Bristol County
  • Freetown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Raynham Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raynham Center have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham Center
    • Raynham Center is located in Bristol County
  • Weir Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Berkley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berkley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
      • Berkley is located in Bristol County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water View Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water View Village
      • Water View Village is located in Plymouth County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paper Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mill Village
      • Paper Mill Village is located in Plymouth County
    • Segreganset
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Dighton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dighton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton
      • Dighton is located in Bristol County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Landing
      • Old Town Landing is located in Bristol County
    • Clifford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clifford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
      • Clifford is located in Bristol County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Clifford
      • From the Ward Cemetery to Clifford
    • Carver
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carver have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carver
      • Carver is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,762 people
    • Plympton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plympton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plympton
      • Plympton is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,998 people
    • Halifax
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halifax have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
      • Halifax is located in Plymouth County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,865 people
    • Raynham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • North Dighton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Dighton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dighton
      • North Dighton is located in Bristol 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. 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.

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:

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:

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

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 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: 41.8595, Longitude: -70.9414    
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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.

<7>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.




 

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