A visit to the Ashcraft 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 Ashcraft Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ashcraft Cemetery:
36.6895, -90.3734
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ashcraft Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ashcraft Cemetery is located in Butler County<2>.
The county seat for Butler County is located in Poplar Bluff. Poplar Bluff lies just to the north northwest of the Ashcraft Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Ashcraft Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ashcraft Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Melton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Melton Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melton Cemetery
- Morocco Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Morocco Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morocco Cemetery
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sacred Heart Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart Cemetery
- Memorial Gardens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Black Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Black Creek Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek Cemetery
- Hillis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hillis Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis Cemetery
- Woodlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Poplar Bluff City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Poplar Bluff City Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Bluff City Cemetery
- The Poplar Bluff City Cemetery has also been known as:
- City Cemetery
- Sunny Slope Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #538815 <5>
- Shadle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Shadle Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadle Cemetery
- Sheppard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Sheppard Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppard Cemetery
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- Dunning Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Dunning Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunning Cemetery
- Hvam Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hvam Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hvam Cemetery
- Green Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Marble Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Marble Hill Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill Cemetery
- Hudgens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hudgens Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudgens Cemetery
- Montgomery Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
- Brown Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Brown Chapel Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Chapel Cemetery
- The Brown Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Brown Chapel General Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27790 <5>
- Browns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Browns Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Ashcraft Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ashcraft Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kelly Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kelly Town is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Town
- Harviell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Poplar Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Broseley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oglesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oglesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesville
- Qulin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Qulin is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Qulin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Fisk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rombauer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rombauer is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rombauer
- Neelyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fagus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fagus is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fagus
- Fairdealing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fairdealing is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairdealing
- Gamburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gamburg is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamburg
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- Naylor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Naylor is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
- Moark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moark is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moark
- McDougal
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- McDougal is located in Clay County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Dudley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dudley is located in Stoddard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
- Wappapello
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Oxly
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Oxly is located in Ripley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxly
- Pollard
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Saint Francis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
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 Ashcraft Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Butler County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ashcraft Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bernie
- Campbell
- Corning
- Poplar Bluff
- Puxico
- Qulin
- Williamsville
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 Ashcraft Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Butler 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 Ashcraft Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #713427 (Ashcraft Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #713427 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: Butler
- Est. Elev: 98 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hanleyville
- Location given for Ashcraft Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6895004 Lon: -90.3734419
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Butler, 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- Ashcraft 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> | 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |