A visit to the Asher 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 Asher Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Asher Cemetery:
37.8478, -91.5579
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Asher Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Asher Cemetery is located in Phelps County<2>.
The county seat for Phelps County is located in Rolla. Rolla lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Asher Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Asher Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Asher Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Asher Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Gorman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Gorman Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorman Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Benton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Benton Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Benton Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast of Rolla.
- The Benton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Hale Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27549 <5>
- Morrison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- Morrison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Blackwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Taff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Taff Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taff Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Wesco Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Wesco Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco Cemetery
- Elliot Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Elliot Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot Cemetery
- Matlock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Matlock Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matlock Cemetery
- Carty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Carty Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carty Cemetery
- Pinto Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Pinto Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinto Cemetery
- Delcour Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Delcour Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delcour Cemetery
- Maramec Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Maramec Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maramec Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Fraser Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Fraser Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser Cemetery
- Cooksey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Cooksey Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksey Cemetery
- Cotner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Cotner Cemetery is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotner Cemetery
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 Asher Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Asher Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cook Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cook Station is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Station
- Wesco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wesco is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesco
- Lake Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Spring is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Spring
- Howes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Howes is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howes
- Lecoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lecoma is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lecoma
- Saint James
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sligo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sligo is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
- Rosati
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rosati is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosati
- Steelville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rolla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Salem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sankey ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sankey is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sankey
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Cherryville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Midland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Midland is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Lenox
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lenox is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
- Elaver
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Elaver is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elaver
- Cuba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Edgar Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jack
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Jack is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Doss
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Doss is located in Dent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doss
- Doolittle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Doolittle is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolittle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
- Newburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Newburg is located in Phelps County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
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 Asher Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Phelps County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Asher Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cuba
- Cuba lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Asher Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cuba.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Newburg
- Rolla
- Saint James
- Salem
- Steelville
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 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 Asher Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Missouri:
- Pages specific to Phelps 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 Asher Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #713430 (Asher Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #713430 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: Phelps
- Est. Elev: 357 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Seaton
- Location given for Asher Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.8478206 Lon: -91.5579294
- 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 Phelps, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Asher 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. |