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 ...
The Asbury Cemetery is located in Smith County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Black Jack Cemetery
- The Black Jack Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack Cemetery
- Bradford Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
- El Bethel Cemetery
- The El Bethel Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Bethel Cemetery
- Elkins Cemetery
- Fortson Cemetery
- The Fortson Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortson Cemetery
- Henry's Chapel Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery (African-American)
- Mason Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
- New Home Cemetery (African-American)
- New Hope (Southeast) Cemetery (African-American)
- Overton City Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Threlkeld Cemetery
- Troup City Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
- Waggoner Cemetery
- The Waggoner Cemetery is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waggoner Cemetery
- Wilson Curtis 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 alphabetically:
- Arp
- Big Springs
- Friars
- Henrys Chapel
- Jacobs
- Jamestown ‑ Historic
- Joinerville
- Laird Hill
- New Chapel Hill
- New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
- New London
- Omen
- Overton
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pirtle
- Price
- Selman City
- Sexton City
- Sexton City is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton City
- Sinclair City
- Sinclair City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
- Troup
- Turnertown
- Wright City
- Wright City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
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
- Big Springs
- Henderson
- Overton
- Whitehouse
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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
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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Asbury Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |