A visit to the Ashton 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 Ashton Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Ashton Cemetery (FG ID #488154).
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 Ashton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ashton Cemetery:
41.8602, -89.2250
The Ashton Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Ashton.
The cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Dixon. Dixon lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west of the Ashton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ashton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Ashton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ashton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gehant Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Gehant Farm Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gehant Farm Cemetery
- Franklin Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bradford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Washington Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lighthouse Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Lighthouse Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lighthouse Cemetery
- Emmert Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Emmert Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmert Cemetery
- Flagg Center Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cooley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Cooley Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooley Cemetery
- Girton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Girton Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girton Cemetery
- Temperance Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Inlet Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Inlet Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet Cemetery
- Lawnridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Daysville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Daysville Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville Cemetery
- Dewolf Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Dewolf Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewolf Cemetery
- Woodside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Woodside Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Cemetery
- St. Patrick's Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- County Farm Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Grand Detour Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mt. Union Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Union Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Union Cemetery
- Burket Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Burket Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burket Cemetery
- Prairie Repose Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Binghampton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Binghampton Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binghampton Cemetery
- Steward Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Steward Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steward Cemetery
- Trinity Memorial Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ashton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ashton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ashton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Franklin Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Flagg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carthage
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carthage is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
- Flagg Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nachusa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lee Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Inlet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Honey Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Watertown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rochelle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Steward
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hillcrest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,216 people
- Eldena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Amboy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Brooklyn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- The Burg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oregon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Compton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Creston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dixon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sublette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
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 Ashton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ashton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amboy
- Ashton
- Compton
- Creston
- Dixon
- Franklin Grove
- Oregon
- Rochelle
- West Brooklyn
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 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 Ashton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Lee 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 Ashton Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #488154
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1816512 (Ashton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1816512 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 247 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ashton
- Location given for Ashton Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.8603086 Lon: -89.2250975
- 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> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Lee, 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- Ashton 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |