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A visit to the West Asher 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 West Asher Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Asher Cemetery:

39.4815, -97.9661

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Asher Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The West Asher Cemetery is located in Mitchell County<2>.

The county seat for Mitchell County is located in Beloit. Beloit lies just to the west of the West Asher Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the West Asher Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the West Asher Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Asher Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • McBride Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The McBride Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride Cemetery
  • Asherville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Asherville Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherville Cemetery
  • Scottsville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • West Hope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The West Hope Cemetery is located in Jewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hope Cemetery
  • Elmwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Simpson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Simpson Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
  • Morrison Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Morrison Cemetery is located in Cloud County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
  • West Summit Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The West Summit Cemetery is located in Cloud County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Summit Cemetery
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Lutheran Cemetery is located in Jewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lutheran Cemetery
  • Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Jamestown Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Jamestown Cemetery is located in Cloud County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Cemetery
    • St. Mary's Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Cloud County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
    • Star Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Star Cemetery is located in Jewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cemetery
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the west of Beloit.
      • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Tolley Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93359 <5>
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
    • Green Mound Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Green Mound Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mound Cemetery
    • Glasco Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The St. Marys Catholic Cemetery is located in Cloud County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
      • The St. Marys Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • St. Mary's Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2242511 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the West Asher Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Asher Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Scottsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Scottsville is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • Gilbert
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Gilbert is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
  • Asherville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Asherville is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherville
  • Simpson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Macyville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Macyville is located in Cloud County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macyville
  • Beloit
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jamestown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jamestown is located in Cloud County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
  • Glasco
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Glasco is located in Cloud County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
    • Former names for Glasco:
    • Dell Ray
    • Glasgow
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasco <6>
  • Randall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Randall is located in Jewell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
  • Oneonta ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Oneonta is located in Cloud County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneonta
  • Yuma
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Yuma is located in Cloud County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
  • Kackley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Kackley is located in Republic County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kackley
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Jewell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jewell is located in Jewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
    • Delphos
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Delphos is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delphos
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
    • Concordia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Norway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Norway is located in Republic County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway
    • Glen Elder
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Cook
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Cook is located in Cloud County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
    • Barnard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Barnard is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
    • Huscher
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Huscher is located in Cloud County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huscher
    • Formoso
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Formoso is located in Jewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formoso
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • Milo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Milo is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
    • Montrose
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Montrose is located in Jewell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
      • Former name for Montrose:
      • Delta
    • Courtland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)

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 West Asher Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mitchell County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Asher Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 West Asher Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Mitchell 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 West Asher Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #475972  (West Asher Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #475972 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: Mitchell
      • Est. Elev: 463 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Simpson
      • Location given for West Asher Cemetery:
      • Lat: 39.4813933     Lon: -97.9661552
      • 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 Mitchell, 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' (or 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- West Asher 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.