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A visit to the Ashton 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 Ashton Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   43.9700°   (43° 58' 11")

Lon:   -85.5042°   (-85° 30' 15")

The Ashton Cemetery is located in Osceola County<2>.

The county seat for Osceola County is located in Reed City. Reed City lies just to the south of the Ashton Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ashton Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Trinity Lutheran Cemetery is located in Osceola County
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Osceola County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Osceola County
  • LeRoy Twp. Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the LeRoy Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the LeRoy Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The LeRoy Twp. Cemetery is located in Osceola County
  • Deer Lake Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deer Lake Cemetery
    • The Deer Lake Cemetery is located in Lake County
    • The Deer Lake Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pinora Cemetery No. 2
    • Pinora Twp. Cemetery No. 2
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #362 <5>
  • German Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the German Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the German Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The German Cemetery is located in Lake County
  • Pinora Twp. Cemetery No. 1
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinora Twp. Cemetery No. 1
    • The Pinora Twp. Cemetery No. 1 is located in Lake County
    • The Pinora Twp. Cemetery No. 1 has also been known as:
    • Pinora Cemetery No. 1
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1395 <5>
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Osceola County
  • East Ellsworth Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ellsworth Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ellsworth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ellsworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ellsworth Cemetery is located in Lake County
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Osceola County
  • Bitner Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bitner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bitner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bitner Cemetery is located in Osceola County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Rose Lake Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Lake Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rose Lake Cemetery is located in Osceola County
    • Maple Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Osceola County
    • Valley Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Chase Twp. Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery is located in Osceola County
    • Mennonite Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mennonite Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mennonite Cemetery is located in Osceola County
    • Hersey Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hersey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hersey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hersey Cemetery is located in Osceola County
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Lake County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Luther.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135929 <5>
    • Chase Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakdale Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakdale Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Osceola County
    • Tustin Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tustin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tustin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tustin Cemetery is located in Osceola County
    • Burdell Twp. Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ashton Cemetery.

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

  • Ashton
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
    • Ashton is located in Osceola County
  • Dewing's ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dewing's. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewing's
    • Dewing's is located in Osceola County
  • Le Roy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Reed City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Chase
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hersey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Tustin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Bristol
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol
    • Bristol is located in Lake County
  • Hartwick ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hartwick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwick
    • Hartwick is located in Osceola County
  • Luther
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Nirvana
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nirvana
    • Nirvana is located in Lake County
  • Dighton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dighton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dighton
    • Dighton is located in Osceola County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Hawkins
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins
      • Hawkins is located in Newaygo County
    • Evart
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evart
      • Evart is located in Osceola County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,886 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evart <7>
    • Osceola Junction ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Osceola Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola Junction
      • Osceola Junction is located in Osceola County
    • Paris
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Pogy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pogy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogy
      • Pogy is located in Mecosta County
    • Avondale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
      • Avondale is located in Osceola County
    • Idlewild
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewild
      • Idlewild is located in Lake County
    • Sears
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Highland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
      • Highland is located in Osceola County
    • Benson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
      • Benson is located in Wexford County

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 Ashton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Osceola County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Ashton 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 Ashton Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #620280  (Ashton Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #620280 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Reed City North
    • County: Osceola         Elev: 352
    • Location given for GNIS #620280 (Ashton Cemetery)

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 Osceola, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ashton Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9700, Longitude: -85.5042       In this case, the coordinates for the Ashton Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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.
<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.