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A visit to the Ward Branch 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 Branch Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ward Branch 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 Branch Cemetery

Lat:   32.1801°   (32° 10' 48")

Lon:   -97.7936°   (-97° 47' 36")

The Ward Branch Cemetery is located in Somervell County<2>.

The county seat for Somervell County is located in Glen Rose. Glen Rose lies just to the north northeast of the Ward Branch Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> of the Ward Branch Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Davis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • The Davis Cemetery is located in Somervell County
    • The Davis Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Barker Cemetery
    • Barker Creek Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2129488 <5>
  • Nancy Smith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nancy Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nancy Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nancy Smith Cemetery is located in Somervell County
  • Lanham Mill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lanham Mill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lanham Mill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lanham Mill Cemetery is located in Somervell County
  • Hill Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Glass Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Post Oak Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Post Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Post Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Somervell County
  • Oldham Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oldham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oldham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oldham Cemetery is located in Somervell County
  • Squaw Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Squaw Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Squaw Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Squaw Creek Cemetery is located in Somervell County
  • Brooks Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brooks Cemetery is located in Hood County
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Somervell County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hopewell Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Glen Rose.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1964312 <5>
  • Flanary Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flanary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flanary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Flanary Cemetery is located in Bosque County
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Bosque County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Fulton Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fulton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fulton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fulton Cemetery is located in Bosque County
    • Russell Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Russell Cemetery is located in Bosque County
    • Brazos Point Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brazos Point Cemetery
      • The Brazos Point Cemetery is located in Bosque County
      • The Brazos Point Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Andrew's Chapel Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1188399 <5>
    • Stanford Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanford Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stanford Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Barry Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barry Cemetery is located in Bosque County
    • Nichols Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nichols Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nichols Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nichols Cemetery is located in Johnson County
    • Mitchell Bend Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Bend Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Bend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mitchell Bend Cemetery is located in Hood County
    • Baker Lain Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Lain Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Lain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Baker Lain Cemetery is located in Johnson County

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 Branch Cemetery.

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

  • Glass
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
    • Glass is located in Somervell County
  • Glen Rose
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Chalk Mountain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Mountain
    • Chalk Mountain is located in Erath County
  • Rainbow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow
    • Rainbow is located in Somervell County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainbow <6>
  • Walnut Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
    • Walnut Springs is located in Bosque County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Springs <6>
  • Eulogy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulogy
    • Eulogy is located in Bosque County
  • Hill City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
    • Hill City is located in Hood County
  • Nemo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nemo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
    • Nemo is located in Somervell County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nemo <6>
  • Paluxy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paluxy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paluxy
    • Paluxy is located in Hood County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paluxy <6>
  • Fort Spunky
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Spunky. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spunky
    • Fort Spunky is located in Hood County
  • Duffau
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffau
    • Duffau is located in Erath County
  • Iredell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iredell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iredell
    • Iredell is located in Bosque County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iredell <6>
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Pecan Plantation
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Plantation
      • Pecan Plantation is located in Hood County
    • Morgan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Tolar
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bluff Dale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Kopperl
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Kimball
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball
      • Kimball is located in Bosque County
    • DeCordova
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeCordova
      • DeCordova is located in Hood County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,108 people
    • Granbury
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Hico
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
      • Hico is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,437 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hico <6>
    • Meridian
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
      • Meridian is located in Bosque County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,502 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <6>
    • Bono
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bono. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
      • Bono is located in Johnson County
    • Acton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)

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 Branch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Somervell County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Branch 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 Branch Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1349472  (Ward Branch Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1349472 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: Glen Rose West
    • County: Somervell         Elev: 279
    • Location given for GNIS #1349472 (Ward Branch Cemetery)

The official website for Somervell County: www.glenrose.org/glenrose/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.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 Texas' counties, including Somervell, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ward Branch Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1801, Longitude: -97.7936       In this case, the coordinates for the Ward Branch 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>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.
<7>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.




 

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