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:
36.3887, -94.6477
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 Delaware County<2>.
The county seat for Delaware County is located in Jay. Jay lies just to the west 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 22 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.
- Maysville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Maysville Cemetery is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville Cemetery
- Indianola Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Indianola Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola Cemetery
- Ofield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ofield Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofield Cemetery
- Coats Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Coats Cemetery is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats Cemetery
- Dickson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Dickson Cemetery is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dickson Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Cherokee City (AR).
- The Dickson Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dixon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #53697 <5>
- Wet Prairie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Wet Prairie Cemetery is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wet Prairie Cemetery
- Jumper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Jumper Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumper Cemetery
- Cloud Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Row Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Row Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Row Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Row Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Colcord.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99421 <5>
- Cherokee City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Cherokee City Cemetery is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee City Cemetery
- Callum Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Callum Cemetery is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callum Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ward Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Decatur (AR).
- The Ward Cemetery has also been known as:
- Word Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56703 <5>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Dow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Dow Cemetery is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dow Cemetery
- Wann Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Wann Cemetery is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wann Cemetery
- Duffield Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Beck Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Beck Cemetery is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beck Cemetery
- Falling Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Georgia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Georgia Cemetery is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Cemetery
- Bozarth Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Bozarth Cemetery is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozarth Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- South West City Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Polson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 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:
- Rome City ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rome City is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome City
- Maysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maysville is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Sycamore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sycamore is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Pactolus ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pactolus is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Cherokee City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee City is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee City
- Brush Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brush Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Colcord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jay is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,533 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <6>
- South West City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cloud Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cloud Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Creek
- Decatur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gravette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Gentry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gallatin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gallatin is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
- Dodge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dodge is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
- Sulphur Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Eucha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Eucha is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Eucha
- Beckwith
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Beckwith is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Noel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Noel is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noel <6>
- Zena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Zena is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
- Eucha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dripping Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dripping Springs is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
- Hico
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hico is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Tagg Flats
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tagg Flats is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tagg Flats
- Bull Hollow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bull Hollow is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Hollow
- Kansas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flint Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Flint Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Creek
- West Siloam Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Siloam Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Springtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Springtown is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Delaware County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ward Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cherokee City
- Decatur
- Gentry
- Gravette
- Grove
- Jay
- Jay lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Ward Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Jay.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Kansas
- Maysville
- Noel
- Siloam Springs
- South West City
- Springtown
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 Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Delaware 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 #1099357 (Ward Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1099357 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: Delaware
- Est. Elev: 319 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sycamore
- Location given for Ward Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.3886899 Lon: -94.6477228
- 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 Oklahoma's counties, including Delaware, 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 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. |