A visit to the Ballard 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 Ballard Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ballard Cemetery:
37.5407, -80.5978
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ballard Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ballard Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Union. Union lies just to the northeast 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 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Ballard Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ballard Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dropping Lick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Dropping Lick Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dropping Lick Cemetery
- The Dropping Lick Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dropping Lick UMC Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ballard - Harvey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lively Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lively Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively Cemetery
- Swope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Swope Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swope Cemetery
- Fortner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Fortner Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortner Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wayside UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Wayside UMC Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wayside UMC Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Wayside.
- The Wayside UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wayside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #80240 <5>
- Chambers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Chambers Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Cemetery
- Old Rehobeth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Rehobeth Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Rehobeth Cemetery
- New Hope Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Orchard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Broyles Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Broyles Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broyles Cemetery
- Bradley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Bradley Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
- Kire Community Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Carman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Carman Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carman Cemetery
- Fairview Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Karnes Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Karnes Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karnes Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- New Zion Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- Gap Mills Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Gap Mills Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gap Mills Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ballard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ballard Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wikel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wikel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wikel
- Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Assurance
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Assurance is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assurance
- Wayside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wayside is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
- Hillsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Kire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kire is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kire
- Creamery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Creamery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creamery
- Wolfcreek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
- Hollywood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hollywood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Ballard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ballard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Riffe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Riffe is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riffe
- Lowell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lowell is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bargers Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bargers Springs is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargers Springs
- Forest Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Talcott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Captain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Captain is located in Craig County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
- Hilldale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hilldale is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
- Alderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mountain Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mountain Lake is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Rockland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rockland is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Buck
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Buck is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck
- Peterstown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fort Spring is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spring
- Frazier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Frazier is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier
- Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mercers Saltworks is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercers Saltworks
- Pembroke
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ronceverte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ballard Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alderson
- Ronceverte
- Union
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 Monroe 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1535187 (Ballard Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1535187 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 538 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Union
- Location given for Ballard Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.5406787 Lon: -80.5978479
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Monroe, 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 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'. |
| <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. |