Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Ashton had a population of 309 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ashton had a population of 419 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ashton, with the one closest to Ashton listed first.
- Ritter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ritter is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
- Sibley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Matlock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sheldon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Little Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- George
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sanborn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Boyden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boyden is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Archer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ocheyedan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ocheyedan is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocheyedan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Bigelow
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bigelow is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigelow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 226 people
- May City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- May City is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May City
- Edna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Edna is located in Lyon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Hospers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Primghar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hull
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Newkirk
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Newkirk is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newkirk
- Hartley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hartley is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
- Ellsworth
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Middleburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Middleburg is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
- Harris
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harris is located in Osceola County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 158 people
- Org
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Org is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Org
- Rock Rapids
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rushmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rushmore is located in Nobles County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushmore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Perkins
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Perkins is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
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. |
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