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:
36.3240, -84.8933
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 Fentress County<2>.
The county seat for Fentress County is located in Jamestown. Jamestown lies just to the north 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 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Ward Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ward Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Spurlin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Spurlin Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spurlin Cemetery
- Tench Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Tench Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tench Cemetery
- Buck Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Buck Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Cemetery
- Beaty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Beaty Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Roanoke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Roanoke Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke Cemetery
- Allardt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Allardt Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allardt Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Norris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Norris Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Livingston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Livingston Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Waters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Waters Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Springs Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meister Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Meister Hill Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meister Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Meister Hill Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Deer Lodge.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #15577 <5>
- Jamestown City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Goney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Goney Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goney Cemetery
- Westfelt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Westfelt Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfelt Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shadrich Jones Gravesite
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shadeland - Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Shadeland - Greenwood Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadeland - Greenwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shadeland - Greenwood Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Deer Lodge.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2259761 <5>
- Potter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Potter Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Potter Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the east of Jamestown.
- The Potter Cemetery has also been known as:
- Julian Potter Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #17366 <5>
- Terry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Terry Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Terry Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the east of Jamestown.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #19286 <5>
- Hick Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hick Cemetery is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hick Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Allardt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grimsley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Glades
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glades is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glades
- Burrville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Burrville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
- Brewstertown ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brewstertown is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewstertown
- Clarkrange
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bucklick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bucklick is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklick
- Lavender
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lavender is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
- Deer Lodge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Lodge is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lodge
- Wilder
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wilder is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Little Crab
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Little Crab is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Crab
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Sunbright
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Glenmary
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Glenmary is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmary
- Elgin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Elgin is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 282 people
- West Robbins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- West Robbins is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Robbins
- Hanging Limb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hanging Limb is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanging Limb
- Pall Mall
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Annadel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Annadel is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annadel
- Poteet ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Poteet is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
- Lovejoy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lovejoy is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Mill Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Mill Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Robbins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Qualls ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Qualls is located in Overton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qualls
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 Fentress County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ward Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Allardt
- Jamestown
- Sunbright
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Fentress 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 #1273782 (Ward Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1273782 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: Fentress
- Est. Elev: 500 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grimsley
- Location given for Ward Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.32396 Lon: -84.8932826
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Fentress, 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. |
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