A visit to the Ballard 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 Ballard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ballard Cemetery:
41.7884, -76.7047
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ballard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ballard Cemetery is located in Bradford County<2>.
The county seat for Bradford County is located in Towanda. Towanda lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east of the Ballard Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ballard Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Ballard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ballard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hilton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Leona Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Leona Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leona Cemetery
- Leonard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Leonard Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Cemetery
- East Troy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The East Troy Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Troy Cemetery
- Wetona Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wetona Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetona Cemetery
- Westbrook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Westbrook Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbrook Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- Harkness Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Harkness Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkness Cemetery
- Grover Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Grover Hill Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover Hill Cemetery
- Granville Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Turnpike Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Turnpike Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Brace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brace Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brace Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Case Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Case Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Case Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chase - Newbury Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Granite - Pierson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Luthers Mills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Luthers Mills Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthers Mills Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of East Smithfield.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #46517 <5>
- East Smithfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ballard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ballard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wetona
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wetona is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetona
- Granville Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Granville Center is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville Center
- Troy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Burlington
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Burlington is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Columbia Cross Roads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Columbia Cross Roads is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia Cross Roads
- Big Pond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Big Pond is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pond
- Windfall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Windfall is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall
- Mountain Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mountain Lake is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- East Smithfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Smithfield is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Smithfield
- Berrytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Berrytown is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
- Luthers Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Luthers Mills is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthers Mills
- Covert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Covert is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covert
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Alba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alba is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
- West Leroy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- West Leroy is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Leroy
- Saco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Saco is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
- Sylvania
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sylvania is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Franklindale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Franklindale is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklindale
- Middletown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Middletown is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Austinville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Austinville is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Minnequa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Minnequa is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnequa
- Bentley Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bentley Creek is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley Creek
- Canton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Long Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Long Valley is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Valley
- Ulster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Coryland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coryland is located in Bradford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coryland
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 Ballard Cemetery. The following communities are located in Bradford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ballard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Ballard Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Bradford 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 Ballard Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1168667 (Ballard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1168667 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: Bradford
- Est. Elev: 414 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: East Troy
- Location given for Ballard Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.788408 Lon: -76.7046745
- 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Bradford, 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 from Point A (ie- Ballard 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. |