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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:

44.2411, -103.8610

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 Lawrence County<2>.

The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Deadwood. Deadwood lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast 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 20 that are within 19 miles [30.6 km] of the Ward Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ward Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Englewood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Englewood Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood Cemetery
  • Terry Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Preston Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • The Preston Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Cemetery
  • South Lead Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The South Lead Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lead Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the South Lead Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Lead.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2180695 <5>
  • West Lead Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The West Lead Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lead Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the West Lead Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Lead.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1967595 <5>
  • Carbonate Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Carbonate Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonate Cemetery
  • Rochford Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rochford Cemetery is located in Pennington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochford Cemetery
  • Mountain Meadow Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Seth Bullock Grave
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Seth Bullock Grave is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seth Bullock Grave
  • Mt. Moran Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mt. Moran Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moran Cemetery
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Ambrose Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Ambrose Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Ambrose Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Bear Gulch Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bear Gulch Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Gulch Cemetery
    • Galena Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Galena Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena Cemetery
      • The Galena Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Vinegar Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183441 <5>
    • Oak Ridge Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • St. Albert's Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The St. Albert's Cemetery is located in Weston County (WY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Albert's Cemetery
      • The St. Albert's Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Albert's Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2319397 <5>
    • Boyd Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Crook City Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • The Crook City Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crook City Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Crook City Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Crook City.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2276694 <5>
    • Anderson Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 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:

  • Dumont
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Dumont is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
    • Estimated population in 2014: 45 people
  • Nahant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Nahant is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nahant
  • Woodville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Woodville is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Trojan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Trojan is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan
    • Estimated population in 2014: 627 people
  • Gregory ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Gregory is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,264 people
  • Savoy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lead
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lead is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,947 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lead <6>
  • Preston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Preston is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Estimated population in 2014: 185 people
  • Roubaix
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Roubaix is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roubaix
    • Estimated population in 2013: 14 people
  • Central City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Central City is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Carbonate ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Carbonate is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonate
  • Rochford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Diamond City ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Diamond City is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
    • Lancaster City ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lancaster City is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster City
      • Estimated population in 2014: 419 people
    • Deadwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Maurice
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Maurice is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice
    • Galena
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Galena is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
    • Tinton ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Tinton is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinton
      • Estimated population in 2014: 477 people
    • Greenwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Greenwood is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood has also been known as:
      • Laflin
    • Mystic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Mystic is located in Pennington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
    • Moskee ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Moskee is located in Crook County (WY)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moskee

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. The following communities are located in Lawrence County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ward Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 South Dakota:
  • Pages specific to Lawrence 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 #1262657  (Ward Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1262657 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: Lawrence
      • Est. Elev: 1857 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Nahant
      • Location given for Ward Cemetery:
      • Lat: 44.2410951     Lon: -103.8610359
      • 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 South Dakota's counties, including Lawrence, 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 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.