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A visit to the Ashland 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 Ashland Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Ashland Cemetery (FG ID #261549).

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 Ashland Cemetery ...

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

38.4594, -82.6331

The Ashland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Ashland.

The cemetery is located in Boyd County<2>.

The county seat for Boyd County is located in Catlettsburg. Catlettsburg lies just to the south southeast of the Ashland Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Ashland Cemetery.

Establishment of the Ashland Cemetery ...

The Ashland Cemetery was established in 1870.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Ashland Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Boyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Golden Oaks Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • William Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The William Cemetery is located in Boyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Cemetery
  • Dickerson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Dickerson Cemetery is located in Boyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickerson Cemetery
  • Winslow Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Winslow Cemetery is located in Boyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow Cemetery
  • Rose Hill Burial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Rose Hill Burial Park is located in Boyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Burial Park
  • Highland Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Zoar Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Zoar Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Calvary Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Newton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Newton Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
  • McNight Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The McNight Cemetery is located in Boyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNight Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • McKnight Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • The McKnight Cemetery is located in Greenup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKnight Cemetery
    • Cumpston Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Cumpston Cemetery is located in Boyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumpston Cemetery
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Boyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
    • Obryan Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Obryan Cemetery is located in Greenup County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obryan Cemetery
    • Steele Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Steele Cemetery is located in Boyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
    • Newman Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Newman Cemetery is located in Boyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
    • Porter Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Porter Cemetery is located in Boyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
    • Allen Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Allen Cemetery is located in Boyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
    • Allen Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Allen Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
    • Ice Creek Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ice Creek Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ice Creek 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 Ashland Cemetery.

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

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 Ashland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Boyd County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Ashland Cemetery: