A visit to the Ashley Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has a MACRIS <1> database entry for the Ashley Cemetery (MACRIS ID: ROC.809). Once on the MACRIS page, look for the dark blue INV icon on the line 'Inventory Number: ROC.809'. Click on this link to open a PDF document with more detailed information contained on scanned documents.
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 Ashley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ashley Cemetery:
41.7801, -70.9059
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ashley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>
The Ashley Cemetery is located in Plymouth County<3>.
The county seat for Plymouth County is located in Plymouth. Plymouth lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> to the northeast of the Ashley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ashley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Ashley Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ashley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Morton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Morton Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton Cemetery
- Pittsley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Doctor Bradford Braley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Doctor Bradford Braley Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctor Bradford Braley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Doctor Bradford Braley Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<4> to the east of Freetown.
- The Doctor Bradford Braley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Braley Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #FRE.830 <1>
- Clark Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Rounsevell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Rounsevell Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rounsevell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rounsevell Cemetery is located outside and to the north of East Freetown.
- The Rounsevell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rounseville Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #FRE.827 <1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2335463 <6>
- White Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #FRE.831 <1>
- Long Plain Friends Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Long Plain Friends Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain Friends Cemetery
- The Long Plain Friends Cemetery has also been known as:
- Acushnet Friends Burying Ground
- Long Plain Friends Meeting House Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #ACU.805 <1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2370488 <6>
- Long Plain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Long Plain Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain Cemetery
- The Long Plain Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ancient Long Plain Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #ACU.801 <1>
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #91190 <6>
- Reed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Pond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pond Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #LAK.804 <1>
- McCully Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McCully Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCully Cemetery
- Robbins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Robbins Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Howland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Braley East Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Braley West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Braley West Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braley West Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Braley West Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the north of New Bedford.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2371850 <6>
- Reynolds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Reynolds Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the north of New Bedford.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2371857 <6>
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #ROC.813 <1>
- Ward Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Strowbridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Strowbridge Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strowbridge Cemetery
- Crapo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Crapo Cemetery is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crapo Cemetery
- Jump to the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System: MACRIS ID #FRE.822 <1>
- Polish National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Center Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Rochester.
- The Center Cemetery has also been known as:
- First Parish Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #862184 <6>
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]<4> of the Ashley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ashley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- East Freetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- East Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Freetown
- Long Plain
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Long Plain is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Plain
- Braleys
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Braleys is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braleys
- Clifford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Clifford is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifford
- Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rock is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
- North Lakeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Lakeville
- Rochester
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rochester is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,740 people
- Lakeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeville is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,698 people
- South Middleboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- South Middleboro is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Middleboro
- Acushnet Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Acushnet Center is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Center
- Acushnet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Acushnet is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,673 people
- Freetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Freetown is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,432 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Acushnet Station ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Acushnet Station is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acushnet Station
- West Wareham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wareham
- Middleborough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Middleborough is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleborough
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,722 people
- Briarwood Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Briarwood Beach is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarwood Beach
- Assonet ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Assonet is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assonet
- Namasket Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Namasket Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Namasket Village
- Hixville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hixville is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixville
- New Bedford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Bedford is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 95,517 people
- Fairhaven
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fairhaven is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,103 people
- Mattapoisett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mattapoisett is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattapoisett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,427 people
- Marion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Marion is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
- Weweantic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Weweantic is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weweantic
- Wareham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wareham is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,778 people
- Wareham Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wareham Center is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wareham Center
- Pine Tree Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pine Tree Village is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Village
- South Carver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- South Carver is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Carver
- East Taunton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- East Taunton is located in Bristol County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Taunton
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 Ashley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Plymouth County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ashley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Assonet - Historic
- Fairhaven
- Middleborough
- New Bedford
- Wareham
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 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 Ashley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Massachusetts:
- Pages specific to Plymouth 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 Ashley Cemetery:
Referenced MACRIS Record: ROC.809
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #599695 (Ashley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #599695 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: Plymouth
- Est. Elev: 30 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Assawompset Pond
- Location given for Ashley Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.7801026 Lon: -70.9058728
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC) has created and maintains a database of historic properties that is called MACRIS (for the Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System). More information about the MHC and MACRIS can be found on their website: mhc-macris.net.
When visiting the MACRIS website, you might encounter their page requiring the 'Acceptance of Terms'. With your acceptance, you'll be transfered to the desired page.
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| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Plymouth, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ashley Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |