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A visit to the Ball Cemetery ...


The location of the Ball Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Ball Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ball Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ball Cemetery

Lat:   38.1415°   (38° 8' 29")

Lon:   -82.4932°   (-82° 29' 35")

The Ball Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.

The county seat for Wayne County is located in Wayne. Wayne lies just to the north northeast of the Ball Cemetery .

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 helpful 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 Ball Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to West Virginia:
  • Pages specific to Wayne County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ball Cemetery.

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

    • Echo
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
      • Echo is located in Wayne County
    • Mineral Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
      • Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County
    • Fort Gay
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
      • Fort Gay is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
    • Armilda
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armilda
      • Armilda is located in Wayne County
    • Louisa
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
      • Louisa is located in Lawrence County (KY)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <4>
    • Wayne
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
      • Wayne is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,559 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <4>
    • Walbridge ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbridge
      • Walbridge is located in Lawrence County (KY)
    • Zelda ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zelda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelda
      • Zelda is located in Lawrence County (KY)
    • Catalpa ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Catalpa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa
      • Catalpa is located in Lawrence County (KY)
    • Centerville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Wayne County
    • Dunlow
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlow
      • Dunlow is located in Wayne County
    • Potters
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potters have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters
      • Potters is located in Lawrence County (KY)
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Five Forks
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
        • Five Forks is located in Lawrence County (KY)
      • Smoky Valley
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Valley
        • Smoky Valley is located in Lawrence County (KY)
      • Torchlight ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Torchlight have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torchlight
        • Torchlight is located in Lawrence County (KY)
      • Maynard ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maynard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
        • Maynard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
      • Clifford
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
        • Clifford is located in Lawrence County (KY)
      • Buchanan
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
        • Buchanan is located in Lawrence County (KY)
      • Stringtown
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
        • Stringtown is located in Lawrence County (KY)
      • Busseyville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Busseyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busseyville
        • Busseyville is located in Lawrence County (KY)
      • Fallsburg
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsburg
        • Fallsburg is located in Lawrence County (KY)
      • Yatesville
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
        • Yatesville is located in Lawrence County (KY)
      • Evergreen
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
        • Evergreen is located in Lawrence County (KY)
      • Bumblebee ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bumblebee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumblebee
        • Bumblebee is located in Lawrence County (KY)
      • Gallup ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallup have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallup
        • Gallup is located in Lawrence County (KY)
      • Nestlow
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nestlow
        • Nestlow is located in Wayne County
      • Durbin
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durbin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
        • Durbin is located in Boyd County (KY)
      • Goldie ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goldie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldie
        • Goldie is located in Lawrence County (KY)

    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 Ball Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Louisa
    • Wayne
      • Wayne lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Ball Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wayne.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 32 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Ball Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Bartram Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bartram Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bartram Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bartram Cemetery
    • Cassidy Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cassidy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cassidy Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cassidy Cemetery
    • Watts & Perry Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watts & Perry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Watts & Perry Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watts & Perry Cemetery
    • Ferguson Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferguson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferguson Cemetery
    • Smith Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Davis Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Artrip Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Artrip Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Artrip Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Artrip Cemetery
    • Jackson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Robertson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robertson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Robertson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robertson Cemetery
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Continue List   (20 more) ...
      • Smith Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Smith Cemetery is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
      • Christian Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Christian Cemetery is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Cemetery
      • Trent Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Trent Cemetery is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trent Cemetery
      • Hickory View Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hickory View Cemetery is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory View Cemetery
      • Maynard Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Wronk Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wronk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wronk Cemetery is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wronk Cemetery
      • McCoy Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCoy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McCoy Cemetery is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCoy Cemetery
      • Wellman Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wellman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wellman Cemetery is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wellman Cemetery
      • Frasher Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frasher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Frasher Cemetery is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frasher Cemetery
      • Pratt Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pratt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pratt Cemetery is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pratt Cemetery
      • Harless Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harless Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Harless Cemetery is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harless Cemetery
      • Damron Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Damron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Damron Cemetery is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Damron Cemetery
      • Noe Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Noe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Noe Cemetery is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noe Cemetery
      • Cox Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cox Cemetery is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
      • Cox Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cox Cemetery is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
      • Lower Napier Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower Napier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lower Napier Cemetery is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower Napier Cemetery
      • Upper Napier Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upper Napier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Upper Napier Cemetery is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upper Napier Cemetery
      • Stiltner Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stiltner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Stiltner Cemetery is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stiltner Cemetery
      • Lucas Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lucas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lucas Cemetery is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lucas Cemetery
      • Ferguson Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferguson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Ferguson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferguson Cemetery

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

    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 Ball Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1535176  (Ball Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1535176 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: Wayne
      • County: Wayne         Elev: 296
      • Location given for GNIS #1535176 (Ball Cemetery)

    The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.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 West Virginia's counties, including Wayne, 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 Ball Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1415, Longitude: -82.4932       In this case, the coordinates for the Ball Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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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