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:
42.4792, -75.8149
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 Chenango County<2>.
The county seat for Chenango County is located in Norwich. Norwich lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Ashcraft Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ashcraft Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Ashcraft Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ashcraft Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Westview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Westview Cemetery is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Beardsley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Beardsley Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardsley Cemetery
- Brakel Valley Churchyard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lower Cincinnatus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Willet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Willet Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willet Cemetery
- The Willet Cemetery has also been known as:
- Willet Village Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #827767 <5>
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Smithville Flats Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Towsley and Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Towsley and Moore Cemetery is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towsley and Moore Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Towsley and Moore Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northeast of Smithville Flats.
- The Towsley and Moore Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pond Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2485929 <5>
- Soper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Soper Cemetery is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soper Cemetery
- Cincinnatus Rural Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holmes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Holmes Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hazard Corners Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Knickerbocker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Knickerbocker Cemetery is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knickerbocker Cemetery
- Cowles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Cowles Cemetery is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowles Cemetery
- Peaceful Forest Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Peaceful Forest Graveyard is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Forest Graveyard
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Peaceful Forest Graveyard is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Oxford.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2485242 <5>
- Moore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Corbin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Corbin Cemetery is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin Cemetery
- Hinman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hinman Cemetery is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinman Cemetery
- Pitcher Congregational Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Taylor Rural Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Taylor Rural Cemetery is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Rural Cemetery
- Horton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Horton Cemetery is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- East Pharsalia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crane Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Crane Cemetery is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ashcraft Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ashcraft Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Smithville Flats
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Adams Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Adams Corner is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Corner
- Pitcher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Upper Lisle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Lisle is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Lisle
- Triangle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Triangle is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
- Greene
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Marathon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Killawog
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- South Otselic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Whitney Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kirk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kirk is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Lisle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Haynes is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Solon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Solon is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
- Messengerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Messengerville is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messengerville
- Manningville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Manningville is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manningville
- Plymouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Meadow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Meadow is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadow
- Lapeer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lapeer is located in Cortland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapeer
- Norwich
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Otselic Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Otselic Center is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic Center
- Quinneville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Quinneville is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinneville
- McGraw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- North Colesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- North Colesville is located in Broome County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Colesville
- West Bainbridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- West Bainbridge is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bainbridge
- Union Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Union Valley is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- Guilford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- North Norwich
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Norwich is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Norwich
- Otselic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Otselic is located in Chenango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otselic
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 Chenango County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ashcraft Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Greene
- Guilford
- Lisle
- Marathon
- Norwich
- Oxford
- South Otselic
- Whitney Point
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Ashcraft Cemetery:
- Pages specific to New York:
- Pages specific to Chenango 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 #942626 (Ashcraft Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #942626 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: Chenango
- Est. Elev: 459 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Smithville Flats
- Location given for Ashcraft Cemetery:
- Lat: 42.4792372 Lon: -75.8149173
- 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 New York's counties, including Chenango, 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- 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. |
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