A visit to the Ashland 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 Ashland Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ashland Cemetery:
34.8373, -89.1734
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ashland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ashland Cemetery is located in Benton County<2>.
The county seat for Benton County is located in Ashland. Ashland lies just to the southwest of the Ashland Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ashland Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Ashland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ashland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Littleton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Littleton Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Samuel Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hamer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hamer Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamer Cemetery
- Governor Matthews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bogard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bogard Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogard Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ormans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ormans Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ormans Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Tate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Tate Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Cemetery
- Redfern Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Redfern Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfern Cemetery
- Maxwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
- Ayers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ayers Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Black Jack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Black Jack Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack Cemetery
- McKinzie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The McKinzie Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinzie Cemetery
- Hardaway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hardaway Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Curtis Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Curtis Creek Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis Creek Cemetery
- Shelby Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Shelby Creek Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby Creek Cemetery
- Whitten Town Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Whitten Town Cemetery is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Town Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Medlock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Medlock Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ashland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ashland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ashland
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Snow Lake Shores
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Snow Lake Shores is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Lake Shores
- Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
- Canaan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Canaan is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Gravestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gravestown is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravestown
- Whitten Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whitten Town is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitten Town
- Pine Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Michigan City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hudsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hudsonville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville
- Lowrey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lowrey is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey
- Falkner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Atway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Atway is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atway
- La Grange
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- La Grange is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Blue Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Mountain is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Population from the 2020 Census: 933 people
- Ripley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Potts Camp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Flat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tiplersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tiplersville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiplersville
- Saulsbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Saulsbury is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saulsbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Holly Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Forty Five
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Forty Five is located in Fayette County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Five
- Walnut
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Slayden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Slayden is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Rogers Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers Springs is located in Hardeman County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Springs
- Myrtle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clarysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Clarysville is located in Tippah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarysville
- Moscow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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 Ashland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Benton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ashland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Blue Mountain
- Holly Springs
- La Grange
- Ripley
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 helpful 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 Ashland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Benton 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 Ashland Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #705865 (Ashland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #705865 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: Benton
- Est. Elev: 189 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ashland
- Location given for Ashland Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8373163 Lon: -89.1734024
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Benton, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ashland 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. |