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:
34.2760, -78.6297
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 Columbus County<2>.
The county seat for Columbus County is located in Whiteville. Whiteville lies just to the northwest 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 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ward Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ward Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Faison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Faison Cemetery is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faison Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Flynn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Flynn Cemetery is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flynn Cemetery
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cherry Grove Cemetery is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove Cemetery
- Columbus Country Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Simmons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Whiteville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Whiteville Cemetery is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteville Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Blackmon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Blackmon Cemetery is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmon Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Clewis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Clewis Cemetery is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clewis Cemetery
- Etheridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Etheridge Cemetery is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etheridge Cemetery
- Batten Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Batten Cemetery is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batten Cemetery
- Hinson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Hinson Cemetery is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinson Cemetery
- Prince Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Prince Cemetery is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Cemetery
- McKeithan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The McKeithan Cemetery is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeithan Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Marley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- McPherson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The McPherson Cemetery is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson Cemetery
- Stanley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Watts Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Watts Cemetery is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Cemetery
- Formyduval Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Formyduval Cemetery is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formyduval Cemetery
- St. James Memorial Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The St. James Memorial Cemetery is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. James Memorial Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Hallsboro.
- The St. James Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- St. James Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2462746 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Ward Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ward Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Redbug
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Redbug is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbug
- Hallsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hallsboro is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsboro
- Brunswick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Whiteville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Waccamaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cribb Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cribb Town is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
- Nakina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nakina is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nakina
- Bethel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Rico
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rico is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Chadbourn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ironhill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ironhill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
- Pine Level
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pine Level is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rosindale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rosindale is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosindale
- Clarendon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Clarendon is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Bug Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bug Hill is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Hill
- Bolton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Council
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Council is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council
- Grist
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grist is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
- Exum
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Exum is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exum
- Mount Olive
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Clarkton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Emerson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Emerson is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
- Ash
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ash is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ash
- Tabor City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Makatoka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Makatoka is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Makatoka
- Cedar Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
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 Columbus County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ward Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chadbourn
- Clarkton
- Tabor City
- Whiteville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Columbus 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 #996770 (Ward Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #996770 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: Columbus
- Est. Elev: 18 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Whiteville
- Location given for Ward Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.276002 Lon: -78.6297361
- 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 Columbus, 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- 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. |