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A visit to the Asher 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 Asher Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Asher Cemetery (FG ID #72904)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Asher Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   36.9374°   (36° 56' 14")

Lon:   -83.5439°   (-83° 32' 38")

The Asher Cemetery is located in Bell County<2>.

The county seat for Bell County is located in Pineville. Pineville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Asher Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Asher Cemetery.<4>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Asher Cemetery.

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

  • Beverly
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beverly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
    • Beverly is located in Bell County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Beverly
    • From the Asher Cemetery to Beverly
  • Warbranch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warbranch have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warbranch
    • Warbranch is located in Leslie County
  • Ashers Fork
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Roark
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Stoney Fork
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoney Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Fork
    • Stoney Fork is located in Bell County
  • Tacky Town
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tacky Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacky Town
    • Tacky Town is located in Harlan County
  • Rella
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rella. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rella
    • Rella is located in Bell County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Rella
    • From the Asher Cemetery to Rella
  • Sims Fork
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Helton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
    • Helton is located in Leslie County
  • Brightshade
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Scalf
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scalf have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scalf
    • Scalf is located in Knox County
  • Coldiron
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Bledsoe
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bledsoe have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bledsoe
      • Bledsoe is located in Harlan County
    • Mozelle
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Essie
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essie
      • Essie is located in Leslie County
    • Walker
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
      • Walker is located in Knox County
    • Arjay
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Kettle Island
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kettle Island have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Island
      • Kettle Island is located in Bell County
    • Callaway
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Wallins Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallins Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
      • Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
      • Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
    • Asher
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dewitt
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewitt have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewitt
      • Dewitt is located in Knox County
    • South Wallins
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Wallins have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wallins
      • South Wallins is located in Harlan County
    • Chappell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jenson
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Miracle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miracle have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
      • Miracle is located in Bell County
    • Loyall
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loyall have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
      • Loyall is located in Harlan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
    • Baxter
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baxter have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
      • Baxter is located in Harlan County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baxter <7>
    • Hoskinston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoskinston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskinston
      • Hoskinston is located in Leslie County

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Asher Cemetery:

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 Asher Cemetery:

  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #72904

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

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 Kentucky's counties, including Bell, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Asher Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9374, Longitude: -83.5439    
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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