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>

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

The telephone area code for Ashton: (229)

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
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald
  • Fitzgerald lies 5 miles [8 km]<4> to the west of Ashton.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,615 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Fitzgerald
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fitzgerald<5>
• Ocilla
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocilla
  • Ocilla lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the southwest of Ashton.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,722 people
  • 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 Google Maps centered on Ocilla
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocilla<5>
• Broxton
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broxton
  • Broxton lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> to the east of Ashton.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,197 people
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broxton<5>
• Ambrose
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose
  • Ambrose lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the southeast of Ashton.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ambrose<5>
• Rhine
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhine
  • Rhine lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> to the north of Ashton.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
  • 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 Google Maps centered on Rhine
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rhine<5>
• Jacksonville
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Jacksonville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the northeast of Ashton.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville<5>
• Wray
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wray
  • Wray lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> to the southeast of Ashton.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Wray
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wray<5>
• Mystic
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic
  • Mystic lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<4> to the southwest of Ashton.
  • 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 Google Maps centered on Mystic
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mystic<5>
• Abba
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abba
  • Abba lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the west of Ashton.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Abba
• Irwinville
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwinville
  • Irwinville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the west of Ashton.
  • 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 Google Maps centered on Irwinville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwinville<5>

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 on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1910.

We also found Ashton on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911).

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/