Welcome to Ashland (aka 'Ashland Bottoms') ...

So far, we found very little information about Ashland. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Ashland to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ashland, please Contact Us.

Ashland would have been located within present day Riley County<2>.

Since we don't have the location of Ashland, we have used what we believe to be its closest cemetery as an estimate.

Time Zone: The area where Ashland was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Ashland once stood is in the (785) area code.

The community of Ashland has also been called Ashland Bottoms.

Communities Also Named Ashland ...

While we believe that this Ashland is located in Riley County, we know of another 4 Kansas communities named Ashland. Those communities are located in the following counties: Clark, Ford, Geary and Ness County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 56 communities that are also named Ashland - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia (3), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana (4), Maine, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Mississippi (4), Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina (3), Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Ashland ...

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

• Manhattan
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
  • Manhattan is located in Riley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manhattan <3>
• Junction City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
  • Junction City is located in Geary County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,862 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <3>
• Wamego
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wamego have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamego
  • Wamego is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wamego <3>
• Ogden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
  • Ogden is located in Riley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogden <3>
• Grandview Plaza
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Plaza
  • Grandview Plaza is located in Geary County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,553 people
• Saint George
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint George have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
  • Saint George is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint George <3>
• Riley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
  • Riley is located in Riley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
  • Former names for Riley:
  • Riley Center
  • Union
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riley <3>
• Alma
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
  • Alma is located in Wabaunsee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <3>
• Milford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Geary County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <3>
• Alta Vista
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista
  • Alta Vista is located in Wabaunsee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta Vista <3>

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 Ashland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ashland.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ashland. 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 Ashland.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Riley County: www.rileycountyks.gov

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/