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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ward Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ward Cemetery

Lat:   44.2411°   (44° 14' 27")

Lon:   -103.8610°   (-103° 51' 39")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Englewood Cemetery
    • The Englewood Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Terry Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terry Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Terry Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Terry Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2310671 <6>
  • Preston Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Preston Cemetery
    • The Preston Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • South Lead Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • West Lead Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Lead Cemetery
    • The West Lead Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • 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 <6>
  • Carbonate Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carbonate Cemetery
    • The Carbonate Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Rochford Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rochford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rochford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rochford Cemetery is located in Pennington County
  • Mountain Meadow Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Meadow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Meadow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mountain Meadow Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Seth Bullock Grave
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seth Bullock Grave
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seth Bullock Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Seth Bullock Grave is located in Lawrence County
  • Mt. Moran Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moran Cemetery
    • The Mt. Moran Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Ambrose Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Ambrose Cemetery
    • The St. Ambrose Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Bear Gulch Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Gulch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Gulch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bear Gulch Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Galena Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Galena Cemetery
      • The Galena Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • The Galena Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Vinegar Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183441 <6>
    • Oak Ridge Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
      • The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • St. Albert's Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Albert's Cemetery
      • The St. Albert's Cemetery is located in Weston County (WY)
      • The St. Albert's Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Albert's Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2319397 <6>
    • Boyd Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Crook City Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crook City Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Crook City Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Crook City Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • 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 <6>
    • Anderson Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
      • The Anderson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumont
    • Dumont is located in Lawrence County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 45 people
  • Woodville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Woodville is located in Lawrence County
  • Trojan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trojan
    • Trojan is located in Lawrence County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 627 people
  • Savoy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Lead
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead
    • Lead is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,947 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lead <7>
  • Preston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Preston is located in Lawrence County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 185 people
  • Roubaix
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roubaix
    • Roubaix is located in Lawrence County
    • Estimated population in 2013: 14 people
  • Central City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
    • Central City is located in Lawrence County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Carbonate ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carbonate. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbonate
    • Carbonate is located in Lawrence County
  • Rochford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Diamond City ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
    • Diamond City is located in Lawrence County
  • Lancaster City ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster City
    • Lancaster City is located in Lawrence County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 419 people
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Deadwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Maurice
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice
      • Maurice is located in Lawrence County
    • Galena
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
      • Galena is located in Lawrence County
    • Tinton ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinton
      • Tinton is located in Lawrence County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 477 people
    • Greenwood
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Lawrence County
      • Greenwood has also been known as:
      • Laflin
    • Mystic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
      • Mystic is located in Pennington County
    • Moskee ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moskee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moskee
      • Moskee is located in Crook County (WY)

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 like to 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:

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: GNIS record #1262657 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Nahant
    • County: Lawrence         Elev: 1857
    • Location given for GNIS #1262657 (Ward Cemetery)

The official website for Lawrence County: www.lawrence.sd.us/

The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/

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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ward Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.2411, Longitude: -103.8610       In this case, the coordinates for the Ward Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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