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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. 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:

34.0182, -78.5608

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 Brunswick County<2>.

The county seat for Brunswick County is located in Bolivia. Bolivia lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the east 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 22 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.

  • McKeithan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The McKeithan Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeithan Cemetery
  • Stanley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Stanley Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
  • Azor James Smith Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Bennett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bennett Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
  • Coleman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Coleman Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
  • Milligan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Milligan Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milligan Cemetery
  • Griffin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Griffin Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
  • Stack Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Stack Cemetery is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stack Cemetery
  • St. Stevens Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Stevens Cemetery is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stevens Cemetery
  • Blanton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Blanton Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton Cemetery
  • Manley Bennett Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Manley Bennett Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manley Bennett Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Bennett-Beck Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Bennett-Beck Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
      • The Bennett-Beck Family Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett-Beck Family Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bennett-Beck Family Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Calabash.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2317481 <5>
    • Mintz Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mintz Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mintz Cemetery
    • Ross Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • The Ross Cemetery is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
    • Live Oak Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Live Oak Cemetery is located in Horry County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Cemetery
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Parker Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Parker Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
    • Formyduval Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Formyduval Cemetery is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formyduval Cemetery
    • Lewis Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Horry County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
    • Brunswick Memorial Gardens
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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:

  • Longwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Longwood is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
  • Ash
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ash is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
  • Pireway
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Pireway is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pireway
  • Bug Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
  • Carolina Shores
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Carolina Shores is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Shores
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,802 people
  • Calabash
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Exum
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Exum is located in Brunswick County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
  • Sunset Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Pine Level
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Level is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
  • Little Town
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Little Town is located in Horry County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
  • Little River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Shallotte
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Nakina
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Nakina is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nakina
    • Longs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Creek Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Cedar Creek Village is located in Horry County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Village
    • Ocean Isle Beach
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Makatoka
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
    • Bethel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bethel is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Cherry Grove Beach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Sivey Town
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Sivey Town is located in Brunswick County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivey Town
    • North Myrtle Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Holden Beach
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Ironhill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Ironhill is located in Columbus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill

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 Brunswick 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 begin 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:

  • Pages specific to North Carolina:
  • Pages specific to Brunswick 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 #1004688  (Ward Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1004688 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: Brunswick
      • Est. Elev: 15 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Freeland
      • Location given for Ward Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.0182268     Lon: -78.5608445
      • 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 North Carolina's counties, including Brunswick, 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.
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