Welcome to Ascot ...
Ascot is located in Pottawattamie County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ascot, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.
Ascot is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Ascot lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Ascot: 712
Communities Also Named Ascot ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Ascot - they are located in Missouri and Quebec.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ascot.
Communities near Ascot ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ascot.
- Omaha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
- Omaha is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 478,393 people
- Omaha has also been known as:
- Omaha City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <3>
- Council Bluffs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bellevue
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Papillion
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Papillion have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papillion
- Papillion is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,293 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Papillion <3>
- La Vista
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vista
- La Vista is located in Sarpy County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,020 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Vista <3>
- Blair
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Blair is located in Washington County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,948 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blair <3>
- Ralston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Ralston is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,254 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ralston <3>
- Carter Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Missouri Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bennington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
- Bennington is located in Douglas County (NE)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennington <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 Ascot. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ascot.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ascot. 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 Ascot.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ascot. See our Newspapers Page for Ascot.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ascot ...
Looking for more information about Ascot? 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 Ascot, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ascot.
Adding Ascot to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ascot 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 Ascot was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Ascot post office opened in 1900.
We also found Ascot on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ascot.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Pottawattamie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ascot - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |