Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Ashton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Ashton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ashton, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Ashton (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Ashton. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Ashton is historic, it would have been located within present day Buchanan County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Buchanan County: Atchison (KS), Doniphan (KS), Andrew, Clinton, DeKalb & Platte.
Below are the counties that are near Ashton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ashton:
- Buchanan County (The home county of Ashton)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashton, with the one closest to Ashton listed first.
- Saint Joseph
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Saint Joseph is located in Buchanan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74,074 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <2>
- Matney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Saxton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Saxton is located in Buchanan County
- Willow Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County
- Agency
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency
- Agency is located in Buchanan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agency <2>
- Faucett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faucett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faucett
- Faucett is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faucett <2>
- Easton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Easton is located in Buchanan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- De Kalb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Rushville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
- Rushville is located in Buchanan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushville <2>
- Lewis and Clark Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis and Clark Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis and Clark Village
- Lewis and Clark Village is located in Buchanan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Andrew County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashton, with the one closest to Ashton listed first.
- Country Club
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Club have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club
- Country Club is located in Andrew County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,530 people
- Avenue City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avenue City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenue City
- Avenue City is located in Andrew County
- Amazonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Cosby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Nodaway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
- Nodaway is located in Andrew County
- Savannah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
- Savannah is located in Andrew County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,168 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savannah <2>
- Rochester ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
- Rochester is located in Andrew County
- Helena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Wyeth ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth
- Wyeth is located in Andrew County
- Fillmore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
- Fillmore is located in Andrew County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
- Rosendale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosendale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosendale
- Rosendale is located in Andrew County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosendale <2>
- Rea
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rea
- Rea is located in Andrew County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Bolckow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolckow
- Bolckow is located in Andrew County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Clay County
- Smithville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
- Smithville is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,011 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <2>
- Smithville
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashton, with the one closest to Ashton listed first.
- Gower
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gower
- Gower is located in Clinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,453 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gower <2>
- Starfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Plattsburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plattsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Plattsburg is located in Clinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plattsburg <2>
- Trimble
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trimble have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Trimble is located in Clinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trimble <2>
- Turney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
- Turney is located in Clinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Turney <2>
- Lilly
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast) - Lathrop
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lathrop have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lathrop
- Lathrop is located in Clinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,019 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lathrop <2>
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashton, with the one closest to Ashton listed first.
- Clarksdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
- Clarksdale is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Stewartsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Stewartsville is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 729 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewartsville <2>
- Union Star
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
- Union Star is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Amity
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Amity is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- Osborn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osborn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Osborn is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osborn <2>
- Maysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maysville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Maysville is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <2>
- Gentry County
- King City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King City
- King City is located in Gentry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King City <2>
- King City
- Holt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashton, with the one closest to Ashton listed first.
- Forbes
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Oregon
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
- Oregon is located in Holt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 735 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon <2>
- Forest City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Forest City is located in Holt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest City <2>
- New Point
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Point
- New Point is located in Holt County
- Platte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashton, with the one closest to Ashton listed first.
- Dearborn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearborn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn
- Dearborn is located in Platte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearborn <2>
- Sugar Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Lake
- Sugar Lake is located in Platte County
- Edgerton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgerton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
- Edgerton is located in Platte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgerton <2>
- Iatan
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Camden Point
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden Point
- Camden Point is located in Platte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden Point <2>
- Woodruff
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodruff
- Woodruff is located in Platte County
- Ridgely
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - West Platte
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Platte have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Platte
- West Platte is located in Platte County
- Weston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Weston is located in Platte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <2>
- Tracy
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Platte City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platte City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte City
- Platte City is located in Platte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,969 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Platte City <2>
- Stillings
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - East Leavenworth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Leavenworth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Leavenworth
- East Leavenworth is located in Platte County
- Atchison County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashton, with the one closest to Ashton listed first.
- Atchison
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atchison
- Atchison is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,427 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atchison <2>
- Goodintent ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodintent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodintent
- Goodintent is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Potter
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potter
- Potter is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Lancaster
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest) - Cummings
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest) - Huron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Huron is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Monrovia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Monrovia is located in Atchison County (KS)
- Doniphan County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashton, with the one closest to Ashton listed first.
- Elwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Elwood is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
- Wathena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wathena
- Wathena is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,272 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wathena <2>
- Palermo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Blair
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Doniphan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Petersburgh ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petersburgh. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburgh
- Petersburgh is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Brenner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenner
- Brenner is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Troy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Troy is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Bendena
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendena
- Bendena is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Moray
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Fanning
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Sparks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest) - Severance
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Severance
- Severance is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Leavenworth County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashton, with the one closest to Ashton listed first.
- Kickapoo
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Leavenworth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
- Leavenworth is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,934 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leavenworth <2>
- Bain City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south) - Easton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Easton is located in Leavenworth County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Former name for Easton:
- Eastin
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ashton, see our County-by-County Page for Ashton.
Newspapers Published in Ashton ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 172 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ashton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ashton, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ashton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Ashton:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.sos.mo.gov/archives/
- Pages specific to Buchanan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Andrew County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clay County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Clinton County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- DeKalb County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Gentry County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Holt County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Platte County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Atchison County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Doniphan County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Leavenworth County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Andrew County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Buchanan County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Missouri
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Missouri
- Cemeteries of Buchanan County
Cemeteries Near Ashton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ashton.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ashton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ashton, with the one closest to Ashton listed first.
- New King Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New King Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New King Hill Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nelson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nelson Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walnut Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Elwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Elwood Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elwood Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<5> to the south of Elwood (KS).
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484817 <6>
- Mt. Mora Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Mora Cemetery is located in Saint Joseph.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Mora Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #30336 <6>
- Sparta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sparta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sparta Cemetery
- Old Sparta Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Sparta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Sparta Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parker Cemetery
- Feuquay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Feuquay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Feuquay Cemetery
- Pine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Cemetery
- Karns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Karns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Karns Cemetery
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- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Auburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Auburn Cemetery
- Ashland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- The Ashland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oakland Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashland Cemetery
- Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Ashton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ashton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ashton, with the one closest to Ashton listed first.
- Matney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Saint Joseph
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
- Saint Joseph is located in Buchanan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74,074 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <2>
- Elwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Elwood is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,176 people
- Saxton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxton
- Saxton is located in Buchanan County
- Willow Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Willow Brook is located in Buchanan County
- Clair
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Wathena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wathena
- Wathena is located in Doniphan County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,272 people
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- Kenmoor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Agency
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency
- Agency is located in Buchanan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 651 people
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- Garrettsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrettsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrettsburg
- Garrettsburg is located in Buchanan County
- Palermo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Faucett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faucett have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faucett
- Faucett is located in Buchanan County
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- San Antonio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Antonio have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
- San Antonio is located in Buchanan County
- Halls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Halleck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- San Antonio
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ashton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ashton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Buchanan County: www.co.buchanan.mo.us/
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ashton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ashton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ashton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7219, Longitude: -94.8344 In this case, the coordinates for Ashton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |