A visit to the Ashby 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 Ashby Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ashby Cemetery:
35.9023, -91.3204
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ashby Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ashby Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Walnut Ridge. Walnut Ridge lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Ashby Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ashby Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Ashby Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ashby Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Willmuth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Willmuth Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willmuth Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Runyan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Runyan Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runyan Cemetery
- Godwin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Godwin Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godwin Cemetery
- McNutt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McNutt Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt Cemetery
- Durfee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Durfee Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durfee Cemetery
- Lincoln Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lincoln Ward Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Ward Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lincoln Ward Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Saffell.
- The Lincoln Ward Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ward Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56701 <5>
- Ward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Gardner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Happy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Happy Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Penn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Penn Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Cemetery
- Lancaster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lancaster Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster Cemetery
- Captain William Dawson Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Roe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Roe Cemetery is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Cemetery
- Shaver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Parsley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Parsley Cemetery is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsley Cemetery
- The Parsley Cemetery has also been known as:
- George W. Parsley Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55598 <5>
- James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The James Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams 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 Ashby Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ashby Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Saffell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saffell is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saffell
- Strawberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Strawberry is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Cord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cord is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cord
- Charlotte
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Charlotte is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Centerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Lynn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elgin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elgin is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Kenyon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kenyon is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenyon
- Grange
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Grange is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange
- Swifton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Swifton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swifton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Smithville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Smithville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Tuckerman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Alicia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Alicia is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alicia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Cave City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Poughkeepsie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Poughkeepsie is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
- Newark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Maxville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maxville is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Pfeiffer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pfeiffer is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pfeiffer
- Moorefield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moorefield is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Magness
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Magness is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magness
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Campbell Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Campbell Station is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Powhatan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Diaz
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Diaz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,208 people
- Minturn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Minturn is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minturn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Sandtown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sandtown is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
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 Ashby Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ashby Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Jacksonport
- Newark
- Powhatan
- Swifton
- Tuckerman
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 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 Ashby Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Lawrence 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 Ashby Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #45953 (Ashby Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #45953 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 87 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Strawberry
- Location given for Ashby Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9022961 Lon: -91.3204089
- 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 Arkansas' counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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- Ashby 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. |
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