A visit to the Ward Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Ward Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Ward Cemetery (FG ID #49018).
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:
35.4254, -83.3077
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ward Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>
The Ward Cemetery is located in Jackson County<3>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Sylva. Sylva lies just to the southeast 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 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> of the Ward Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ward Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Reagan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Old Campground Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Thomas Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Worley Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bumgarner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hensley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gunter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sherrill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hyatt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Olivet UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Nations Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Nations Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nations Cemetery
- Bradley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Tom Nations Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Tom Nations Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tom Nations Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Owl Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Owl Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Dicks Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tolley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sneed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Ward Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ward Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wilmot
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wilmot is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
- Cherokee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Paint Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Paint Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Town
- Whittier
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oconaluftee Indian Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dillsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sylva
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Unahala
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Unahala is located in Swain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unahala
- Greens Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Greens Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Creek
- Webster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Webster is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Bryson City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Addie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Addie is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Gay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gay is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay
- Leatherman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Leatherman is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherman
- Forest Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hills is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Forest Hills has also been known as:
- Forest Hills village
- Village of Forest Hills
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hills <6>
- Cullowhee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ruby City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ruby City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby City
- East Laport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Laport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Laport
- Balsam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Maggie Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ward Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bryson City
- Cherokee
- Sylva
- Webster
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 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:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #49018
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1016438 (Ward Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1016438 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 648 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Whittier
- Location given for Ward Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.4253766 Lon: -83.3076513
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Ward Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |