Ashland Cemetery (Kentucky)

Ashland Cemetery
Details
Established 1870
Location Ashland, Kentucky
Country  United States of America
Coordinates 38°27′35″N 82°37′52″W / 38.45972°N 82.63111°W / 38.45972; -82.63111Coordinates: 38°27′35″N 82°37′52″W / 38.45972°N 82.63111°W / 38.45972; -82.63111
Type Public
Size 100 acres (40 ha)
Number of graves 19,033 interments[1]
Find a Grave Ashland Cemetery

Ashland Cemetery Company is a historic cemetery located in Ashland, Kentucky in the United States. [2]

History

Ashland Cemetery Company was founded in 1870 by Hugh Means, R.D. Callihan, Dr. Hiram Ferguson, W.C. Ireland, Dr. J.W. Martin, Joseph H. Alexander, John Kraus, John Means, and R.W. Lampton after the Kentucky General Assembly authorized the incorporation. [3] [4]

References

  1. ↑ Find a Grave: Ashland Cemetery Retrieved 2014-07-16.
  2. ↑ "IF THESE GRAVES COULD TALK, ASHLAND CEMETERY TOUR DOUBLES AS A HISTORY LESSON". Lexington Herald-Leader. 27 October 2006. p. 23. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
  3. ↑ "Ashland Cemetery". Ashland Cemetery Company web site. Ashland Cemetery Company. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
  4. ↑ J. B. Major, ed. (February 28, 1860). "744". Acts of the General Assemble of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Frankfort, Kentucky: State Printer. pp. 402,. Retrieved 1 June 2010.
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