A visit to the Ashton 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 Ashton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ashton Cemetery:
38.6815, -97.1319
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ashton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ashton Cemetery is located in Dickinson County<2>.
The county seat for Dickinson County is located in Abilene. Abilene lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north northwest 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 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Ashton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ashton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- First Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The First Baptist Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Baptist Cemetery
- Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hope Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Cemetery
- Pilgrims Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pilgrims Home Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Home Cemetery
- Rosebank Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Rosebank Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank Cemetery
- St. Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Phillips Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Phillips Cemetery
- New Basel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Basel Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Basel Cemetery
- Banner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Banner Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- St. John's Lutheran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of Abilene.
- The Ebenezer Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ebenezer Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2168330 <5>
- College Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The College Hill Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Belle Spring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Belle Spring Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Spring Cemetery
- St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Navarre Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Navarre Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- St. Mary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The St. Mary Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Herington.
- The Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shady Brook Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2175442 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Ashton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ashton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dillon
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Dillon is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillon
- Hope
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Elmo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elmo is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmo
- Ramona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ramona is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Ramona has also been known as:
- Ramona Station
- Jacobs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jacobs is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
- Rishel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rishel is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rishel
- Navarre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Navarre is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre
- Carlton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Carlton is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Tampa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Holland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Holland is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
- Herington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lost Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Woodbine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Acme
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Acme is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Durham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Durham is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Pilsen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pilsen is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilsen
- Lincolnville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lincolnville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Latimer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Latimer is located in Morris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Enterprise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lyona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lyona is located in Dickinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyona
- Gypsum
(16 miles [25.7 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 Ashton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dickinson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ashton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abilene
- Burdick
- Carlton
- Detroit
- Dillon
- Durham
- Enterprise
- Herington
- Hope
- Latimer
- Lost Springs
- Tampa
- Woodbine
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 Ashton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Dickinson 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 GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #476979 (Ashton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #476979 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: Dickinson
- Est. Elev: 407 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elmo
- Location given for Ashton Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.6816722 Lon: -97.1316863
- 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 Kansas' counties, including Dickinson, 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- 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> | 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. |