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:
40.3220, -84.0552
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 Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Sidney. Sidney lies just to the west southwest 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 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Ward Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ward Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pioneer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Glen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Medaris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Medaris Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medaris Cemetery
- Staley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Staley Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staley Cemetery
- Cedar Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cedar Point Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point Cemetery
- Old Dunkard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Dunkard Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dunkard Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Quincy.
- The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Quincy Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #42823 <5>
- Armstrong Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- McCord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McCord Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord Cemetery
- Wesley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wesley Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Cemetery
- Lenox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lenox Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Cost Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cost Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cost Cemetery
- Hodge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hodge Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Cemetery
- Old St. James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pearl Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pearl Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Graceland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Sidney.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41108 <5>
- Pioneer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Plattsville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Plattsville Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsville Cemetery
- Sturm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Sturm Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturm Cemetery
- Means Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Means Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Means Cemetery
- Logansville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Logansville Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansville Cemetery
- Moores Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Moores Cemetery is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores 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:
- Port Jefferson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pasco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pasco is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasco
- Quincy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Maplewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Maplewood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Sidney
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Logansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Logansville is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logansville
- Montra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Montra is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montra
- De Graff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Carysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carysville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
- Jackson Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Anna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hardin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hardin is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Lockington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lockington is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Fletcher
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fletcher is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
- Conover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Conover is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conover
- Lena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lena is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Santa Fe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Santa Fe is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Fe
- Botkins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Millerstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Millerstown is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerstown
- Russells Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kettlersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lehmkuhl Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lehmkuhl Landing is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehmkuhl Landing
- Dawson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dawson is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Fryburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fryburg is located in Auglaize County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
- Saint Paris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
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 Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ward Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Botkins
- De Graff
- Quincy
- Russells Point
- Saint Paris
- Sidney
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Ohio:
- Pages specific to Shelby 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 #1047558 (Ward Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1047558 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 318 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Port Jefferson
- Location given for Ward Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.3219947 Lon: -84.0552188
- 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 Ohio's counties, including Shelby, 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 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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