A visit to the Ward Hill 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 Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ward Hill Cemetery:
43.8690, -72.5373
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ward Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ward Hill Cemetery is located in Orange County<2>.
. Chelsea lies 9 miles [14.5 km]
<3> to the north northeast of the Ward Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ward Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Ward Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ward Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tunbridge Village Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Kelsey Mtn. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Kelsey Mtn. Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey Mtn. Cemetery
- Harlow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Harlow Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow Cemetery
- East Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The East Bethel Cemetery is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bethel Cemetery
- Quarry Hill - Woodworth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Branchview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Branchview Cemetery is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchview Cemetery
- Button Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Button Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Button Cemetery
- Riddall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Riddall Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddall Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Spring Road Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Spring Road Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Road Cemetery
- Spring Road Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Spring Road Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Road Cemetery
- North Royalton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South Royalton Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Strafford Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Meeting House Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- East Randolph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Randolph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cherry Hill Cemetery is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill Cemetery
- Havens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dewey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Dewey Cemetery is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey Cemetery
- Ordway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ordway Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ordway Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Drews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Drews Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drews Cemetery
- Kelsey Mtn. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Kelsey Mtn. Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelsey Mtn. 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 Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ward Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tunbridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Randolph
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Randolph is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Randolph
- East Bethel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Bethel is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bethel
- Royalton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Royalton is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,882 people
- Royalton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Royalton is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalton
- South Royalton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tunbridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tunbridge is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunbridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,335 people
- East Randolph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- East Randolph is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
- Bethel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,558 people
- Bethel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,939 people
- Randolph Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sharon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sharon is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,533 people
- Strafford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Randolph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Randolph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North Randolph is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Randolph
- Lilliesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lilliesville is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilliesville
- South Strafford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Strafford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Strafford is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
- Old City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Old City is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City
- Chelsea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,294 people
- Gaysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gaysville is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaysville
- Barnard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barnard is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- Barnard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- West Norwich
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Norwich is located in Windsor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Norwich
- Braintree Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Braintree Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braintree Hill
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 Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Orange County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ward Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- East Randolph
- South Royalton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Vermont:
- Pages specific to Orange 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1921610 (Ward Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1921610 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: Orange
- Est. Elev: 345 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: South Royalton
- Location given for Ward Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.8689557 Lon: -72.5373216
- 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 Orange, 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- Ward Hill 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. |