About Ashland Cemetery
Ashland Cemetery is a cemetery near Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. It lies about 0.6 mi west of Carlisle. The grounds sit at about 459 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 10 notable people buried here, including Arthur Ringwalt Rupley, William Ramsey and Jacob Cart. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1168454. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Hoffman Funeral Home and Crematory in Carlisle, about 0.7 mi away. It is one of 131 cemeteries we list in Cumberland County, and 68 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Carlisle. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Ashland Cemetery
Among them: 2 US representatives, 1 artist, 1 Medal of Honor recipient, 1 physician, 1 scientist, 1 writer.
- Arthur Ringwalt Rupley1868-1920American politician
- William Ramsey1779-1831U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
- Jacob Cart1843-1882Medal of Honor recipient
- Charles Francis Himes1838-1918American educator and photographer
- Charles Kunkel Fox1908-1997American author
- Conway P. Wing1809-1889American clergyman
- George Norcross1838-1915American clergyman and educator
- John Zug1818-1843Lawyer and Temperance Movement speaker
- Lydia Biddle1766-185816 Jan 1766 - 28 Mar 1858
- William Walters Dale1817-1891American physician
People whose Wikidata entry gives Ashland Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
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What Ashland Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Ashland Cemetery Soldiers' LotCarlisle, PACemetery0.0 mi
- Saint Patricks CemeteryCarlisle, PACemetery0.4 mi
- Carlisle Old GraveyardCarlisle, PACemetery0.6 mi
- Old GraveyardCarlisle, PACemetery0.6 mi
- Carlisle Indian School CemeteryCarlisle, PAChurch cemetery0.7 mi
- Lincoln Cemetery - Memorial ParkCarlisle, PAMemorial park0.9 mi
- Cumberland County Home CemeteryCarlisle, PACemetery1.3 mi
- Union CemeteryCarlisle, PACemetery1.6 mi
- Second Presbyterian Church CemeteryCarlisle, PAPresbyterian cemetery1.7 mi
- Bonny Brook GraveyardCarlisle, PACemetery2.1 mi
Funeral homes near Ashland Cemetery
- Hoffman Funeral Home and Crematory0.7 miCremation provider · Carlisle · (717) 243-4511
- Ronan Funeral Home0.7 miFuneral home · Carlisle · (717) 258-9863
- Hoffman-Roth Funeral Home & Crematory0.7 miCremation provider · Carlisle · (717) 243-4511
- Ewing Brothers Funeral Home Inc0.8 miFuneral home · Carlisle · (717) 243-2421
- Hollinger Funeral Home & Crematory, Inc.5.3 miCremation provider · Mt Holly Springs · (717) 486-3433
- Myer's Funeral Home9.1 miFuneral home · Mechanicsburg · (717) 766-3421
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