Ashland Cemetery (Kentucky) Explained

Ashland Cemetery
Established:	1870
Location:	Ashland, Kentucky
Type:	Public
Graves:	>19,5000
Findagraveid:	261549

Ashland Cemetery Company is a historic cemetery located in Ashland, Kentucky in the United States.^[1]

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. ^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. News: If These Graves Could Talk, Ashland Cemetery Tour Doubles as a History Lesson. 1 June 2010. Lexington Herald-Leader. 27 October 2006. 23. 9 June 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110609061047/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=LH&s_site=kentucky&p_multi=LH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1150C253830D1120&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. dead.
2. Web site: Ashland Cemetery . Ashland Cemetery Company web site . Ashland Cemetery Company . 1 June 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090805170459/http://ashlandcemetery.com/aboutus.aspx . 5 August 2009 .
3. Book: AN ACT to amend the charter of the Ashland Cemetery Company

   . Acts of the General Assemble of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. State Printer. 402 . https://books.google.com/books?id=wlI4AAAAIAAJ&dq=%22Ashland+Cemetery%22&pg=PA402. AN ACT to amend the charter of the Ashland Cemetery Company. J. B. Major. 1 June 2010. Frankfort, Kentucky. 744. February 28, 1860.