A visit to the Ashport Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Ashport Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Ashport Cemetery (FG ID #8733).
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 Ashport Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ashport Cemetery:
35.7725, -89.6347
The Ashport Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the west of Arp.
The cemetery is located in Lauderdale County<3>.
The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Ripley. Ripley lies just to the east southeast of the Ashport Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ashport Cemetery.
Name Variations for Ashport Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Ashport Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Ashport Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ashport Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lightfoot Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Walnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Asbury UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Western Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Canaan Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grace Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Clark Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ripley Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Canfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- El Canaan MB Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Edith UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Steger Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Steger Cemetery is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steger Cemetery
- New Hope Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope Baptist Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Baptist Cemetery
- The New Hope Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Hope Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #16283 <1>
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Ashport Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ashport Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Arp
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Luckett
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Glimp
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Glimp is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glimp
- Ripley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Henning
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flippin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ashport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fort Pillow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Durhamville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bride
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Toulon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Barfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Nutbush
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gates
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Armorel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Armorel is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armorel
- Garland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garland is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Covington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Halls
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Detroit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Luxora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Luxora is located in Mississippi County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luxora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,007 people
- Fulton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burlison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burdette
(17 miles [27.4 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 Ashport Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lauderdale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ashport Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Covington
- Halls
- Halls lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Ashport Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Halls.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
- Luxora
- Ripley
Websites to help with your 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Ashport Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Lauderdale 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 Ashport Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #8733
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1275949 (Ashport Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1275949 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: Lauderdale
- Est. Elev: 120 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Open Lake
- Location given for Ashport Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.7722993 Lon: -89.6345221
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ashport Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Lauderdale, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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. |