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Introduction ...

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Ashton is located in Fremont County.

To see how the shape of Idaho's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fremont County: Clark, Jefferson, Madison, Teton, Beaverhead (MT), Gallatin (MT), Madison (MT) & Teton (WY).

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:

  • Fremont County     (The home county of Ashton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ashton, with the one closest to Ashton listed first.
    • Marysville
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
      • Marysville is located in Fremont County
    • Warm River
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm River
      • Warm River is located in Fremont County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3 people
    • Drummond
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drummond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond
      • Drummond is located in Fremont County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16 people
    • Squirrel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squirrel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel
      • Squirrel is located in Fremont County
    • Chester
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Anthony
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Anthony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
      • Saint Anthony is located in Fremont County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Anthony <2>
    • Newdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newdale
      • Newdale is located in Fremont County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newdale <2>
    • Wilford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilford
      • Wilford is located in Fremont County
    • Teton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teton
      • Teton is located in Fremont County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teton <2>
    • Parker
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
      • Parker is located in Fremont County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parker <2>
    • Box Canyon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Canyon
      • Box Canyon is located in Fremont County
    • Egin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egin
      • Egin is located in Fremont County
    • Macks Inn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ashton, with the one closest to Ashton listed first.
    • Sugar City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar City
      • Sugar City is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar City <2>
    • Edmonds
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds
      • Edmonds is located in Madison County
    • Rexburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Walker
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
      • Walker is located in Madison County
    • Plano
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
      • Plano is located in Madison County
    • Archer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
      • Archer is located in Madison County
  • Teton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ashton, with the one closest to Ashton listed first.
    • Felt
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Felt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felt
      • Felt is located in Teton County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felt <2>
    • Tetonia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tetonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tetonia
      • Tetonia is located in Teton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tetonia <2>
    • Aline ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aline. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aline
      • Aline is located in Teton County
    • Driggs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Driggs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driggs
      • Driggs is located in Teton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,836 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Driggs <2>
  • Teton County (WY)
    • Alta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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 13 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 23 miles [37 km]<4>. 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 begin with 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:

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.

  • Pineview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Shults Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Farnum Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Farnum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Farnum Cemetery
  • Chester Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chester Cemetery
  • Squirrel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Squirrel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Squirrel Cemetery
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
  • Parker Memorial Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Teton - Newdale Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Felt Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Felt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Felt Cemetery
  • Haden Cemetery
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haden Cemetery
  • Sugar City Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sugar City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sugar City Cemetery
  • Rexburg Cemetery
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Cache Clawson Cemetery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cache Clawson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cache Clawson Cemetery
    • Plano Cemetery
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plano Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plano Cemetery
    • Beaver Dick Cemetery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Dick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Dick 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.<6>

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.

  • Saint Anthony
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Anthony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Anthony
    • Saint Anthony is located in Fremont County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,598 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Anthony <2>
  • Teton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teton
    • Teton is located in Fremont County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Teton <2>

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.

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 Fremont County: www.co.fremont.id.us/

The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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: 44.0714, Longitude: -111.4486    
<5>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.
<6>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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