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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. 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ward Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   31.1268°   (31° 7' 36")

Lon:   -91.5226°   (-91° 31' 21")

The Ward Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County<2>.

The county seat for Wilkinson County is located in Woodville. Woodville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east of the Ward Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Ward Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ward Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Deer Park Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deer Park Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deer Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Deer Park Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
  • Ft. Adams Baptist Mission Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Joseph Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
  • Singleton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Singleton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Singleton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Singleton Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
  • Clarksville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarksville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clarksville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clarksville Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
  • Knox Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Knox Cemetery is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
  • Woodstock Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodstock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodstock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Woodstock Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
  • Grimes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grimes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grimes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grimes Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
  • Loch Leven Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Loch Leven Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Loch Leven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Loch Leven Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
  • Mess Ridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mess Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mess Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mess Ridge Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Arcole Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arcole Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arcole Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Arcole Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
    • King Solomon Baptist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Edgefield Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edgefield Cemetery
      • The Edgefield Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
    • McCoy Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCoy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCoy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCoy Cemetery is located in Adams County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #60765 <5>
    • Linwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Linwood Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
    • Courtney Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Courtney Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Courtney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Courtney Cemetery is located in Wilkinson County
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Friendship Cemetery is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #67568 <5>
    • Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Ward Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ward Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Artonish
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Artonish have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artonish
    • Artonish is located in Wilkinson County
  • Angola
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Weyanoke
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weyanoke. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
    • Weyanoke is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weyanoke <6>
  • Bougere
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bougere have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bougere
    • Bougere is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
  • Tunica
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunica
    • Tunica is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunica <6>
  • Fairview
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Fairview is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
  • Woodville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Turnbull
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Turnbull. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
    • Turnbull is located in Wilkinson County
  • Lettsworth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Smithland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smithland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
    • Smithland is located in Pointe Coupee Parish (LA)
  • Williamsport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
    • Williamsport is located in Pointe Coupee Parish (LA)
  • Wilkinson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilkinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
    • Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Simmesport
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simmesport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmesport
      • Simmesport is located in Avoyelles Parish (LA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simmesport <6>
    • Legonier
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Legonier. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legonier
      • Legonier is located in Pointe Coupee Parish (LA)
    • Innis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Innis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Innis
      • Innis is located in Pointe Coupee Parish (LA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Innis <6>
    • Converse ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Converse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
      • Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
    • Wakefield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Acme
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acme have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
      • Acme is located in Concordia Parish (LA)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Acme <6>
    • Batchelor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Odenburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Odenburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odenburg
      • Odenburg is located in Avoyelles Parish (LA)
    • Rogillioville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rogillioville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogillioville
      • Rogillioville is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
    • Bordelonville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)

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 Wilkinson 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 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:

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 #679332  (Ward Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #679332 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Lake Mary
    • County: Wilkinson         Elev: 33
    • Location given for GNIS #679332 (Ward Cemetery)

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

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 Wilkinson, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 31.1268, Longitude: -91.5226       In this case, the coordinates for the Ward Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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.
<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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