A visit to the Ashelawn Memorial Gardens ...
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 Ashelawn Memorial Gardens ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ashelawn Memorial Gardens:
36.4385, -81.4293
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ashelawn Memorial Gardens can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ashelawn Memorial Gardens is located in Ashe County<2>.
The county seat for Ashe County is located in Jefferson. Jefferson lies just to the west southwest of the Ashelawn Memorial Gardens .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ashelawn Memorial Gardens.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Ashelawn Memorial Gardens.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ashelawn Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.
- Wallace Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Walters - Jacobs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Howell Hill Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Howell Hill Community Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill Community Cemetery
- The Howell Hill Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greene Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
- Greene Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2305100 <5>
- Peace Haven Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Peace Haven Church Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Haven Church Cemetery
- The Peace Haven Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Peace Haven Community Cemetery
- Spencer Ashley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Spencer Ashley Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Ashley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Spencer Ashley Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Warrensville.
- The Spencer Ashley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ashley Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2354164 <5>
- Matt Carson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Matt Carson Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matt Carson Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- J.O. Blevens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Weaver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- George Powers Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Powers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- Powers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Gilley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Gilley Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilley Cemetery
- Rocky Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Rocky Ridge Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge Cemetery
- Sturgill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Sturgill Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgill Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Graybeal Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Graybeal Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graybeal Cemetery
- Stuart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Stuart Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Powers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Powers Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers Cemetery
- Sabbath Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Apple Grove Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove Cemetery
- The Apple Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grove Cemetery
- Miller Family Cemetery
- William R. Miller Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2505508 <5>
- Ham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Ham Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ham Cemetery
- Eldreth Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Eldreth Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldreth Cemetery
- Peak Creek Community Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Peak Creek Community Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak Creek Community Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Peak Creek Community Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Glendale Springs.
- The Peak Creek Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Peak Creek Church of the Brethren Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2202515 <5>
- Cranberry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Cranberry Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Cemetery
- The Cranberry Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cranberry Community Cemetery
- Cranberry Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2207025 <5>
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- New River Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The New River Cemetery is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ashelawn Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ashelawn Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:
- Jefferson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Orion
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Orion is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Wagoner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wagoner is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- West Jefferson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crumpler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Warrensville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Glendale Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lansing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Helton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Helton is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton
- Transou
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Transou is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transou
- Scottville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Comet
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Comet is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sturgills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sturgills is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgills
- Topia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Topia is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topia
- Weavers Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Weavers Ford is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavers Ford
- Brandon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brandon is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Obids
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Obids is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obids
- Laurel Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Grassy Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fleetwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Yates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Yates is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates
- Piney Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Apple Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Roten
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Roten is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roten
- Creston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Ashelawn Memorial Gardens. The following communities are located in Ashe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ashelawn Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Ashelawn Memorial Gardens:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Ashe 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 Ashelawn Memorial Gardens:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #980323 (Ashelawn Memorial Gardens)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #980323 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: Ashe
- Est. Elev: 898 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jefferson
- Location given for Ashelawn Memorial Gardens:
- Lat: 36.4384588 Lon: -81.4292686
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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 North Carolina's counties, including Ashe, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ashelawn Memorial Gardens) 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. |
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