Ashley Cemetery
Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minnesota, USA
A plat map was filed and recorded 2 June 1885, titled "Ashley Cemetery." The land for the cemetery was donated by Mary and Stephen D. Jardine. The plat description clarifies the location as: "N.W. Cor. of N.W. 1/4 Sect. 2, T.126, R.35; indicating the NorthWest CORNER of NorthWest 1/4 of Section 2. This is located within "Ashley Township" which was erected 9 June 1870 and includes all sections of T126R35 and Sections 31 through 36 of T127R35, all of which had been part of Sauk Centre Township for the 1860 and 1870 censuses. The cemetery adjoins to the east "Sauk Centre Road." Its dimensions are about 141 feet by 129 feet and is subdivided into 35 numbered lots in groups separated by named streets: Jardine, West Union, Ashley, Silver Creek and Stephen.
Examination of Google mapping and street view for this location shows a very clear rural cemetery with about eight visible gravestones surrounded by an apparent wire fence supported by posts in not-so-good condition. Its address is shown as 43968-43998 County Road 183, at the intersection with 440th St. GPS coordinates are 45.759189, -95.056782.
The cemetery is located about five miles northwest of Sauk Centre.
A town of Ashley also existed at one time; its location is unknown.
A plat map was filed and recorded 2 June 1885, titled "Ashley Cemetery." The land for the cemetery was donated by Mary and Stephen D. Jardine. The plat description clarifies the location as: "N.W. Cor. of N.W. 1/4 Sect. 2, T.126, R.35; indicating the NorthWest CORNER of NorthWest 1/4 of Section 2. This is located within "Ashley Township" which was erected 9 June 1870 and includes all sections of T126R35 and Sections 31 through 36 of T127R35, all of which had been part of Sauk Centre Township for the 1860 and 1870 censuses. The cemetery adjoins to the east "Sauk Centre Road." Its dimensions are about 141 feet by 129 feet and is subdivided into 35 numbered lots in groups separated by named streets: Jardine, West Union, Ashley, Silver Creek and Stephen.
Examination of Google mapping and street view for this location shows a very clear rural cemetery with about eight visible gravestones surrounded by an apparent wire fence supported by posts in not-so-good condition. Its address is shown as 43968-43998 County Road 183, at the intersection with 440th St. GPS coordinates are 45.759189, -95.056782.
The cemetery is located about five miles northwest of Sauk Centre.
A town of Ashley also existed at one time; its location is unknown.
Nearby cemeteries
West Union Township, Todd County, Minnesota, USA
- Total memorials305
- Percent photographed66%
- Percent with GPS1%
West Union, Todd County, Minnesota, USA
- Total memorials430
- Percent photographed90%
- Percent with GPS5%
Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minnesota, USA
- Total memorials27
- Percent photographed100%
- Percent with GPS0%
Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minnesota, USA
- Total memorials2
- Percent photographed100%
- Added: 13 Sep 2013
- Find a Grave Cemetery ID: 2512482
Cemetery Photos
This is a carousel with slides. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate, or jump to a slide with the slide dots. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel.
Success
Uploading...
Waiting...
Failed
This photo was not uploaded because this cemetery already has 20 photos
This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this cemetery
This photo was not uploaded because you have already uploaded 5 photos to this cemetery
Invalid File Type
Birth and death years unknown.
1 photo picked...
2 photos picked...
Uploading 1 Photo
Uploading 2 Photos
1 Photo Uploaded
2 Photos Uploaded
Size exceeded
Too many photos have been uploaded
"Unsupported file type"
• ##count## of 0 memorials with GPS displayed. Double click on map to view more.No cemeteries found