A visit to the Asbury 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 Asbury Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Asbury Cemetery:
32.2180, -94.9919
The Asbury Cemetery is located in Smith County<1>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Tyler. Tyler lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Asbury Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Asbury Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Asbury Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Asbury Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Salem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mason Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Home Cemetery (African-American)
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Overton City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wilson Curtis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Cemetery (African-American)
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- El Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The El Bethel Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Bethel Cemetery
- Elkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Hope (Southeast) Cemetery (African-American)
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thomas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Threlkeld Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McDonald Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bradford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Troup City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sanders Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Henry's Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Waggoner Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Waggoner Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waggoner Cemetery
- Black Jack Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Black Jack Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack Cemetery
- Fortson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Fortson Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Asbury Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Asbury Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wright City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wright City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
- Selman City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Turnertown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Overton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Arp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sinclair City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sinclair City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
- Joinerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Friars
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New London
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Price
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sexton City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sexton City is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton City
- Omen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Jamestown ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Henrys Chapel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jacobs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Troup
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pirtle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Laird Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- New Chapel Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
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 Asbury Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Smith County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Asbury Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arp
- Arp lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the West (W) of the Asbury Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Arp.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Big Springs
- Henderson
- Overton
- Whitehouse
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Asbury Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Texas:
- Pages specific to Smith 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 Asbury Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1329789 (Asbury Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1329789 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: Smith
- Est. Elev: 160 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Price
- Location given for Asbury Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.2176562 Lon: -94.9918852
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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- Asbury Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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