A visit to the Wards 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 Wards Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wards Cemetery:
35.2445, -94.5649
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wards Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wards Cemetery is located in Le Flore County<2>.
The county seat for Le Flore County is located in Poteau. Poteau lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Wards Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wards Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Wards Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wards Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- French Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The French Cemetery is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Cemetery
- Redland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Redland Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland Cemetery
- Fair View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fair View Cemetery is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair View Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Wilson Rock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Wilson Rock Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Rock Cemetery
- Center Point Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Center Point Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point Cemetery
- Paw Paw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Paw Paw Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Paw Cemetery
- Lees Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Lees Chapel Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Chapel Cemetery
- White Bluff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The White Bluff Cemetery is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Bluff Cemetery
- Vaenita Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Vaenita Cemetery is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaenita Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mt. View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Mt. View Cemetery is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. View Cemetery
- Leard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Leard Cemetery is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leard Cemetery
- The Leard Cemetery has also been known as:
- Laird Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98802 <5>
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Cottonwood Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Cemetery
- Old Hickory Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Hickory Cemetery is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory Cemetery
- Muldrow Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Muldrow Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldrow Cemetery
- Faulkner Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Faulkner Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner Cemetery
- Nubbin Ridge Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Nubbin Ridge Cemetery is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nubbin Ridge Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove 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 Wards Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wards Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Skullyville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Skullyville is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skullyville
- Fort Coffee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fort Coffee is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Coffee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Spiro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pocola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Braden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Braden is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Rock Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Island is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
- Panama
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cameron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bonanza
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bonanza is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
- Shady Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hackett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arkoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Muldrow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Buell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Buell is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
- Moffett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bokoshe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Poteau
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jenny Lind
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jenny Lind is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Fort Smith
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cowlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cowlington is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Remy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Remy is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remy
- Midland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Midland is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Barling
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brent is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent
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 Wards Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Le Flore County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wards Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bokoshe
- Fort Smith
- Hackett
- Midland
- Muldrow
- Panama
- Poteau
- Roland
- Spiro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Wards Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Oklahoma:
- Pages specific to Le Flore 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 Wards Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1099362 (Wards Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1099362 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: Le Flore
- Est. Elev: 144 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Spiro
- Location given for Wards Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.2445402 Lon: -94.5649424
- 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 Le Flore, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wards 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. |