A visit to the Ballard Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Ballard Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Ballard Cemetery (FG ID #77651).
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 Ballard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ballard Cemetery:
38.1029, -81.7937
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ballard Cemetery has been estimated.<2> - use with caution.
The Ballard Cemetery is located in Boone County<3>.
The county seat for Boone County is located in Madison. Madison lies just to the south southwest of the Ballard Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ballard Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<4> of the Ballard Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ballard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Louie Hood Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dolan
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Echols Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mullins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Beckett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Dolin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riley Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Breedlove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ballard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Price Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Poor Farm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Price Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- W.H. Turley Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cooper's Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Miller Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Atkins - Javins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dolin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- G.W. Estep Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<4> of the Ballard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ballard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Foster
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Danville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lory
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Madison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Madison
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ridgeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Price Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Foch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Uneeda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Andrew
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Easly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Nellis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Harless
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harless is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harless
- Turtle Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Washington Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Low Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Johns
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Horse Creek Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Julian
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Powell Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Quinland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Peytona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brushton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ashford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Morrisvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dodson Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Ballard Cemetery. The following communities are located in Boone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ballard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Ballard Cemetery:
- Pages specific to West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Boone 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 Ballard Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #77651
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1535189 (Ballard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1535189 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: Boone
- Est. Elev: 290 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Madison
- Location given for Ballard Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.1028783 Lon: -81.7937336
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Boone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ballard Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |