A visit to the Ashley 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 Ashley Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Ashley Cemetery (FG ID #2206490).
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:
43.1150, -85.3330
The Ashley Cemetery is located in Kent County<2>.
The county seat for Kent County is located in Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the west southwest 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 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Ashley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ashley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Grattan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Grattan Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grattan Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Otisco Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Otisco Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisco Cemetery
- Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oakfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakfield Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield Cemetery
- White Swan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The White Swan Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Swan Cemetery
- Tower Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Tower Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Cemetery
- Eureka Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Eureka Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
- Forest Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Forest Home Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home Cemetery
- Horton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Smyrna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
- River Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The River Ridge Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Ridge Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Belding Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Belding Cemetery is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belding Cemetery
- West Washington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Charles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Charles Cemetery is located in Montcalm County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Charles Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Cannon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Cannon Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Cemetery
- Parnell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Parnell Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell Cemetery
- Alton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Alton Cemetery is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton Cemetery
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wolverton Plains Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Ashley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ashley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Grattan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Smyrna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Belding
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Parnell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harvard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cannonsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gowen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sheffield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Orleans
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Amsden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Rockford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lowell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Shiloh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fenwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Edgerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Forest Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Hills is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Ada
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Segwun
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Woods Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sidney
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Trufant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cedar Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Northview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Northview is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northview
- Saranac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sheridan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Langston
(14 miles [22.5 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 Ashley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Kent County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ashley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belding
- Cedar Springs
- Fenwick
- Greenville
- Lowell
- Rockford
- Saranac
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 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 Ashley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Michigan:
- Pages specific to Kent 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #2206490
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2567120 (Ashley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2567120 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: Kent
- Est. Elev: 290 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Smyrna
- Location given for Ashley Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.1180556 Lon: -85.3333333
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Michigan's counties, including Kent, 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- Ashley 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |