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:
31.6432, -89.8367
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 Jefferson Davis County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson Davis County is located in Prentiss. Prentiss lies just to the south 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 29 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Ward Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ward Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Durr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Durr Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durr Cemetery
- Newton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Griffith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Griffith Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The White Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Bridges Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bridges Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Cemetery
- Hartzog Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hartzog Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartzog Cemetery
- Magee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- Green Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove Cemetery
- Polk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Polk Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- White Sand Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The White Sand Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sand Cemetery
- Prentiss Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Prentiss Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss Cemetery
- Tyrone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Tyrone Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Cemetery
- Prentiss Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Prentiss Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentiss Cemetery
- Magee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Polk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Polk Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Tyrone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Tyrone Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Cemetery
- Polk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Polk Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk Cemetery
- Antioch Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Antioch Memorial Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Memorial Cemetery
- The Antioch Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Antioch Cemetery
- Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #57720 <5>
- Price Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Steward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Steward Cemetery is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steward Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Prentiss
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jaynesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Grange ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Grange is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Silver Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Hebron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bassfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bassfield is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Hooker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hooker is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
- Williamsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Williamsburg is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Arbo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Mount Olive
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Shivers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shivers is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shivers
- Arm
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arm is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arm
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Oak Vale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Vale is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Vale
- Westville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Westville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Collins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Coats
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Magee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Monticello
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Melba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Melba is located in Jefferson Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melba
- Sanatorium
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Rosella
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Rosella is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosella
- Kola
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Kola is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kola
- Tilton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tilton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
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 Jefferson Davis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ward Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collins
- Magee
- Monticello
- Williamsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Jefferson Davis 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 #691286 (Ward Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #691286 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: Jefferson Davis
- Est. Elev: 133 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Carmel
- Location given for Ward Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.6432223 Lon: -89.8367442
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Jefferson Davis, 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 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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