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:
37.2417, -90.2673
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 Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the 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 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Ward Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ward Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ivy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ivy Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Dorris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Dorris Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorris Cemetery
- Twidwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Twidwell Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twidwell Cemetery
- Cowan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cowan Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Kinder Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Kinder Chapel Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder Chapel Cemetery
- Huffman - McKelvey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Barrett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Barrett Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Lowndes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ray Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Reimler Janke Rhodes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Reimler Janke Rhodes Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reimler Janke Rhodes Cemetery
- The Reimler Janke Rhodes Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rhoades Cemetery
- Rhodes Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #31095 <5>
- Graham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Dixon - Sutton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maddox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Maddox Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddox Cemetery
- Linville - Barrett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bennett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- White Hollow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The White Hollow Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hollow Cemetery
- Clubb Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Clubb Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubb Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Cascade
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cascade is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Clubb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clubb is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubb
- Buchanan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buchanan is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
- Hiram
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hiram is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiram
- Lowndes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lowndes is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowndes
- Gipsy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gipsy is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipsy
- Grassy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grassy is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Bounds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bounds is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds
- Lodi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lodi is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
- Silva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Silva is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silva
- Greenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- McGee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- McGee is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Zalma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Zalma is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zalma
- Estimated population in 2016: 89 people
- Saco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saco is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
- Shook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Shook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shook
- Glenallen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Glenallen is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenallen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Marquand
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Marquand is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquand
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Patterson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Greenbrier
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbrier is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Lutesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lutesville is located in Bollinger County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutesville
- Marble Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Brunot
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Brunot is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunot
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 Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ward Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Greenville
- Lutesville
- Marble Hill
- Marquand
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 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 Missouri:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 #752757 (Ward Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #752757 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 177 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lowndes
- Location given for Ward Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2417185 Lon: -90.2673332
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Wayne, 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 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. |