Welcome to Ashton ...

Ashton is located in Ben Hill County<1>.

The location of Ashton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ashton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Ashton is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Ashton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Ashton lies within the (229) area code.

Communities Also Named Ashton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Ashton: This one is located in Ben Hill County and the other is located in Irwin County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 31 communities that are also named Ashton - they are located in Arkansas, California, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Maryland (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (2), Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario (3), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ashton.

Communities near Ashton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ashton.

• Fitzgerald
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald
  • Fitzgerald is located in Ben Hill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fitzgerald <4>
• Ocilla
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocilla have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocilla
  • Ocilla is located in Irwin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,722 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocilla <4>
• Broxton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broxton
  • Broxton is located in Coffee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broxton <4>
• Ambrose
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
  • Ambrose is located in Coffee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ambrose <4>
• Rhine
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rhine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine
  • Rhine is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhine <4>
• Jacksonville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville is located in Telfair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <4>
• Wray
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wray
  • Wray is located in Irwin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wray <4>
• Mystic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mystic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
  • Mystic is located in Irwin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mystic <4>
• Abba
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abba
  • Abba is located in Ben Hill County
• Irwinville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwinville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwinville
  • Irwinville is located in Irwin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwinville <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ashton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ashton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ashton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ashton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ashton. See our Newspapers Page for Ashton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ashton ...

Looking for more information about Ashton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Ashton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ashton.

Adding Ashton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ashton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ashton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ashton post office opened in 1901.

We also found Ashton on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ashton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ashton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Ben Hill County: www.benhillcounty.com/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/