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 680 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Ashton had a population of 878 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ashton, with the one closest to Ashton listed first.
- Franklin Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Flagg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Flagg Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rochelle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nachusa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Honey Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Daysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Daysville is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daysville
- Steward
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grand Detour
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Eldena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oregon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kings
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kings is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
- Amboy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Brooklyn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- White Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- White Rock is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Compton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Creston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dixon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Walton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Walton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
- Sublette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Holcomb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lindenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stillman Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Morris
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stratford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stratford is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Woosung
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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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