A visit to the James Ashford 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 James Ashford Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the James Ashford Cemetery:
34.3940, -81.3934
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the James Ashford Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The James Ashford Cemetery is located in Fairfield County<2>.
The county seat for Fairfield County is located in Winnsboro. Winnsboro lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east of the James Ashford Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the James Ashford Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from James Ashford Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
- Weeping Mary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Weeping Mary Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Mary Cemetery
- Wicker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wicker Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicker Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Pearson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pearson Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Mobley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mobley Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobley Cemetery
- Seekwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Seekwell Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seekwell Cemetery
- Monticello Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Monticello Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello Cemetery
- Feaster Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Feaster Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feaster Cemetery
- McConnell Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The McConnell Family Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McConnell Family Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Blair.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2151019 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Shelton - Shivar Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Enoree Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Enoree Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enoree Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Pomaria Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Pomaria Cemetery is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomaria Cemetery
- Little River Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Little River Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Cemetery
- Jonathan Harrison Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Jonathan Harrison Family Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonathan Harrison Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jonathan Harrison Family Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of Winnsboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2485168 <5>
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch 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 James Ashford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from James Ashford Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blair
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Glymphville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Glymphville is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
- Monticello
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monticello is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Sondleys ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sondleys is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sondleys
- Pomaria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jenkinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tuckertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tuckertown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
- Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Peak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sartor Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sartor Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartor Town
- Rock Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Hill is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
- Slighs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Slighs is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Little Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Delta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Delta is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Carlisle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Whitmire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Newberry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Prosperity
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chapin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Adger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Adger is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger
- Woodward
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Woodward is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
- Helena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Helena is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Rion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- White Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Red Town ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Red Town is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Town
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 James Ashford Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fairfield County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The James Ashford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chapin
- Newberry
- Peak
- Peak lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the James Ashford Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Peak.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
- Prosperity
- Whitmire
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 James Ashford Cemetery:
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- Pages specific to Fairfield 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 James Ashford Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1248800 (James Ashford Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1248800 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: Fairfield
- Est. Elev: 104 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Blair
- Location given for James Ashford Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3940322 Lon: -81.393432
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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 South Carolina's counties, including Fairfield, 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 from Point A (ie- James Ashford 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. |