Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Ashley (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Ashley. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Ashley is located in Alfalfa County.
To see how the shape of Oklahoma's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Alfalfa County: Barber (KS), Harper (KS), Garfield, Grant, Major & Woods.
Below are the counties that are near Ashley. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ashley:
- Alfalfa County (The home county of Ashley)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashley, with the one closest to Ashley listed first.
- Ingersoll
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ingersoll is located in Alfalfa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingersoll
- Burlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lambert
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lambert is located in Alfalfa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Yewed
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yewed is located in Alfalfa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yewed
- Byron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Byron is located in Alfalfa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Amorita
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carmen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Vining
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Vining is located in Alfalfa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
- Aline
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Helena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Goltry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashley, with the one closest to Ashley listed first.
- Nash
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Sand Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Sand Creek is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
- Manchester
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Major County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashley, with the one closest to Ashley listed first.
- Cleo Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Orienta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Woods County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashley, with the one closest to Ashley listed first.
- Capron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Capron is located in Woods County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron
- Population from the 2010 Census: 23 people
- Alva
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dacoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hopeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avard is located in Woods County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avard
- Winchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Winchester is located in Woods County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Waynoka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Heman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Heman is located in Woods County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heman
- Barber County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashley, with the one closest to Ashley listed first.
- Kiowa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kiowa is located in Barber County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
- Kiowa has also been known as:
- Kiowa
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <1>
- Stubbs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stubbs is located in Barber County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Hardtner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hazelton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hazelton is located in Barber County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Eldred ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eldred is located in Barber County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldred
- Gerlane
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Gerlane is located in Barber County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerlane
- Pixley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pixley is located in Barber County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pixley
- Harper County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashley, with the one closest to Ashley listed first.
- Waldron
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Waldron is located in Harper County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
- Ruella
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ruella is located in Harper County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruella
- Crisfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crisfield is located in Harper County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisfield
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ashley, see our County-by-County Page for Ashley.
Cemeteries Near Ashley ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ashley.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Ashley - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ashley covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ashley, with the one closest to Ashley listed first.
- Short Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Short Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Keith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Union Center Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Auburn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Capron Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Capron Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Capron.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98098 <2>
- Apostolic Christian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apostolic Christian Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Apostolic Christian Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Burlington.
- The Apostolic Christian Cemetery has also been known as:
- Apostolic Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97876 <2>
- Alva Municipal Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alva Municipal Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Alva Municipal Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Alva.
- The Alva Municipal Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alva City Cemetery
- Ancient Order of United Workmen (AOUW) Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97863 <2>
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Garrison Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (69 more) ...
- Driftwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Driftwood Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Burlington.
- The Driftwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Driftwood Christian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1990952 <2>
- Cherokee Catholic Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cherokee Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cherokee Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Cherokee.
- The Cherokee Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cherokee Memorial Park
- Cherokee Municipal Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1962635 <2>
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
While we didn't find Ashley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ashley.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ashley, with the one closest to Ashley listed first.
- Alva
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cherokee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Driftwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Driftwood is located in Alfalfa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
- Noel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Noel is located in Woods County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Kiowa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kiowa is located in Barber County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
- Kiowa has also been known as:
- Kiowa
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <1>
- Hardtner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Winchester is located in Woods County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Aline
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hazelton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Hazelton is located in Barber County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Jet
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Eldred ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eldred is located in Barber County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldred
- Cora
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cora is located in Woods County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Helena
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Corwin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Corwin is located in Harper County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
- Waynoka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ashley. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ashley.
Newspapers Published in Ashley ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ashley.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ashley, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ashley.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Ashley:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to Alfalfa County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Grant County
- Major County
- Woods County
- Barber County
- Harper County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Oklahoma
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Ashley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ashley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |