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:
34.4235, -79.0431
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 Robeson County<2>.
The county seat for Robeson County is located in Lumberton. Lumberton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north 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 30 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km] of the Ward Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ward Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Hardin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hardin Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Cemetery
- Hardin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hardin Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Barnesville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Barnesville Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville Cemetery
- Bethea Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Bethea Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethea Cemetery
- Noblin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Noblin Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noblin Cemetery
- Bass Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bass Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
- Nobles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Nobles Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobles Cemetery
- Walters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Walters Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
- Walters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Walters Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
- Horne Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Horne Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horne Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Barnes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Hedgpeth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hedgpeth Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgpeth Cemetery
- Floyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
- Nye Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Nye Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nye Cemetery
- Leggett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Leggett Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leggett Cemetery
- Barfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Barfield Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield Cemetery
- Walters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Walters Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
- Barfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Barfield Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield Cemetery
- Floyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
- Sealey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sealey Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sealey Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Edwards Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Marietta.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47294 <5>
- Bass - Walters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Haynes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Haynes Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
- Sealey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sealey Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sealey Cemetery
- Walters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Walters Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters Cemetery
- Nye Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Nye Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nye Cemetery
- Proctorville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Proctorville Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
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]<3> of the Ward Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ward Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Barnesville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Barnesville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville
- Orrum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Orrum is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrum
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Proctorville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Proctorville is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
- Marietta
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Marietta is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
- Boardman
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Boardman is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Fairmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
- Lake View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Williamson Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Evergreen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Evergreen is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Cerro Gordo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cerro Gordo is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Cedar Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- McDonald
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- McDonald is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Grist
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grist is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
- Allenton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Allenton is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Raynham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Raynham is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raynham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Nichols
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chadbourn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Olive
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Butters
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Butters is located in Bladen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butters
- Lumberton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lowe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lowe is located in Robeson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bladenboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rowland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hamer
(16 miles [25.7 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 Robeson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ward Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chadbourn
- Fairmont
- Lumberton
- Rowland
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Robeson 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 #996771 (Ward Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #996771 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: Robeson
- Est. Elev: 28 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fairmont
- Location given for Ward Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4234988 Lon: -79.0430882
- 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 Robeson, 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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