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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:   33.6732°   (33° 40' 23")

Lon:   -95.2049°   (-95° 12' 17")

The Ward Cemetery is located in Red River County<2>.

The county seat for Red River County is located in Clarksville. Clarksville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Ward Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Ward Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Longstreet Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Longstreet Cemetery
    • The Longstreet Cemetery is located in Red River County
  • Dean Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dean Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dean Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dean Cemetery is located in Red River County
  • Detroit Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Detroit Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Detroit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Detroit Cemetery is located in Red River County
  • Catonville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catonville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Catonville Cemetery is located in Red River County
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Red River County
  • Shamrock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shamrock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shamrock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shamrock Cemetery is located in Red River County
  • Blanton Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blanton Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blanton Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blanton Creek Cemetery is located in Red River County
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Red River County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Liberty Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Detroit.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4833 <5>
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Red River County
  • Youngs Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Youngs Chapel Cemetery
    • The Youngs Chapel Cemetery is located in Red River County
  • Red Oak Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Red Oak Cemetery is located in Lamar County
  • New Shamrock Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Shamrock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Shamrock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Shamrock Cemetery is located in Red River County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Stone Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stone Chapel Cemetery is located in Red River County
    • Holt Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holt Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holt Cemetery is located in Lamar County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Holt Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Blossom.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #4319 <5>
    • McKenzie Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKenzie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKenzie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McKenzie Cemetery is located in Red River County
    • Williams Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Red River County
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Red River County
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Red River County
    • Fairgrounds Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairgrounds Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairgrounds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fairgrounds Cemetery is located in Red River County
    • Egypt Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Egypt Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Egypt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Egypt Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Knights of Honor Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knights of Honor Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knights of Honor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Knights of Honor Cemetery is located in Lamar County
    • Wrights Chapel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wrights Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wrights Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wrights Chapel Cemetery is located in Red River County
    • Lone Star Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Star Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Red River County
    • Harris Chapel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harris Chapel Cemetery is located in Red River County
    • Calhoun Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calhoun Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calhoun Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Calhoun Cemetery is located in Red River County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 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.

  • Bagwell
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Detroit
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
    • Detroit is located in Red River County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <6>
  • Liberty
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Liberty is located in Red River County
  • Clarksville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Addielou
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielou
    • Addielou is located in Red River County
  • Sherry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
    • Sherry is located in Red River County
  • Blossom
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Deport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pin Hook
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
    • Pin Hook is located in Lamar County
  • Pattonville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sun Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
    • Sun Valley is located in Lamar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
  • Kanawha
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kanawha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
    • Kanawha is located in Red River County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Bogata
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogata
      • Bogata is located in Red River County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,063 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bogata <6>
    • Novice
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novice
      • Novice is located in Lamar County
    • Sylvan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sylvan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
      • Sylvan is located in Lamar County
    • Silver City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Red River County
    • Greenwood
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Red River County
    • Reno
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reno have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
      • Reno is located in Lamar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
    • Clardy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clardy
      • Clardy is located in Lamar County
    • Cuthand
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cuthand. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
      • Cuthand is located in Red River County
    • Frogville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frogville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogville
      • Frogville is located in Choctaw County (OK)
    • Amherst
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Amherst. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
      • Amherst is located in Lamar County
    • Annona
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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 Red River 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 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 #1370847  (Ward Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1370847 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: Bagwell
    • County: Red River         Elev: 143
    • Location given for GNIS #1370847 (Ward Cemetery)

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 Red River, 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: 33.6732, Longitude: -95.2049       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>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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