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:
43.5581, -73.1707
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 Rutland County<2>.
The county seat for Rutland County is located in Rutland. Rutland lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Ward Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Ward Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ward Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fifield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Fifield Cemetery is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifield Cemetery
- Hosford Tomb
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hosford Tomb is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosford Tomb
- Hosford Crossing Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- St. John Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- East Poultney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jewish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Jewish Cemetery is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
- Old Burying Ground
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Old Burying Ground is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Burying Ground
- Hillside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Gates Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gates Cemetery is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Cemetery
- Blissville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Blissville Cemetery is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blissville Cemetery
- Culver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Culver Cemetery is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver Cemetery
- Old Poultney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Poultney Cemetery is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Poultney Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Poultney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Poultney Cemetery is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poultney Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Poultney Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Poultney.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1092993 <5>
- St. Raphael Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton Flats Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hampton Flats Cemetery is located in Washington County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Flats Cemetery
- Old North Half Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Old South Half Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Crove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cedar Crove Cemetery is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crove Cemetery
- Warren Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Washington County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- Hooker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hooker Cemetery is located in Washington County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Cemetery is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Poultney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Poultney is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poultney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,239 people
- Hampton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton is located in Washington County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Poultney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ira
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ira is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Middletown Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Middletown Springs is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 748 people
- Middletown Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Castleton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Castleton is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,490 people
- Fair Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Rutland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- West Rutland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Rutland is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Rutland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,129 people
- Fair Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fair Haven is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Haven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
- West Castleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Castleton is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Castleton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Clarendon Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clarendon Springs is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon Springs
- Wells
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wells is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
- Wells
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tinmouth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tinmouth is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinmouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
- Clarendon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clarendon is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarendon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,396 people
- Alfrecha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Alfrecha is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfrecha
- Proctor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Proctor is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Proctor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Truthville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Truthville is located in Washington County (NY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truthville
- Middle Granville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rutland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rutland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rutland is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,105 people
- Hubbardton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hubbardton is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbardton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- West Haven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Haven is located in Rutland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haven
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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:
- Pages specific to Vermont:
- Pages specific to Rutland 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 #1460059 (Ward Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1460059 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: Rutland
- Est. Elev: 229 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Poultney
- Location given for Ward Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.5581237 Lon: -73.1706642
- 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 Vermont's counties, including Rutland, 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 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. |