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A visit to the Ash Center 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 Ash Center Cemetery ...

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

42.0403, -83.3283

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

The Ash Center Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.

The county seat for Monroe County is located in Monroe. Monroe lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Ash Center Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Ash Center Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Ash Center Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Potter Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Potter Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter Cemetery
  • Rupert Farm Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rupert Farm Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert Farm Cemetery
  • Carleton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Carleton Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carleton Cemetery
  • Grafton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Grafton Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton Cemetery
  • Newport Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Newport Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
  • Clark Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Clark Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
  • Woodmere Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Woodmere Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmere Cemetery
  • Waltz Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Waltz Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltz Cemetery
  • St. Patrick's Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The St. Patrick's Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patrick's Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • St. Patricks Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Old St. Charles Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Forest Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Oak Forest Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest Cemetery
    • Huron Valley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Huron Valley Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron Valley Cemetery
    • Michigan Memorial Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Michigan Memorial Park is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan Memorial Park
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Michigan Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located between<5> the communities of New Boston and Flat Rock.  The cemetery lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Flat Rock.
      • The Michigan Memorial Park has also been known as:
      • Michigan Memorial Cemetery
      • Michigan Memorial Park Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1075 <6>
    • Felt Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Felt Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felt Cemetery
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
    • East Rockwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Riverside Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ash Center Cemetery.

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

  • Newport
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • South Rockwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Carleton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Grafton ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Grafton is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
  • Steiner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Steiner is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steiner
  • Rockwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Flat Rock
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodland Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Woodland Beach is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Beach
  • Estral Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Estral Beach is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estral Beach
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
  • Willow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Willow is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
  • Detroit Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Detroit Beach is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit Beach
  • Stony Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Stony Point is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Gibraltar
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Gibraltar is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibraltar
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,516 people
    • Woodhaven
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Scofield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Scofield is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
    • Maybee
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Monroe
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • New Boston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • West Monroe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • West Monroe is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
    • South Monroe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • South Monroe is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monroe
    • Grosse Ile
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Trenton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunset Beach
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Amherst Pointe
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Glen Eden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Riverview
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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 Ash Center Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ash Center 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 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 Ash Center Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Monroe 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 Ash Center Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #620263  (Ash Center Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #620263 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: Monroe
      • Est. Elev: 182 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Flat Rock
      • Location given for Ash Center Cemetery:
      • Lat: 42.0403218     Lon: -83.3282644
      • 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 Michigan's counties, including Monroe, 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 from Point A (ie- Ash Center 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>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of New Boston and Flat Rock. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
    <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.
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