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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Ashland. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Ashland to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ashland, please Contact Us.

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 Ashland (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 Ashland. 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.

Name Variations for Ashland ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Ashland has also been known as: Ashland Bottoms.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Ashland. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ashland.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 east contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Ashland is historic, it would have been located within present day Riley County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Riley County: Clay, Geary, Marshall, Nemaha, Pottawatomie, Wabaunsee & Washington.

Below are the counties that are near Ashland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ashland:

  • Riley County     (The home county of Ashland)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ashland, with the one closest to Ashland listed first.
    • Eureka Lake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Eureka Lake is located in Riley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Lake
    • Ogden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Manhattan
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Fairmont
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Fairmont is located in Riley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
    • Pillsbury Crossing ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Pillsbury Crossing is located in Riley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pillsbury Crossing
    • Keats
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Keats is located in Riley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keats
    • Zeandale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Zeandale is located in Riley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeandale
    • Riley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Riley is located in Riley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
      • Former names for Riley:
      • Riley Center
      • Union
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riley <2>
    • Leonardville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Leonardville is located in Riley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 432 people
      • Leonardville has also been known as:
      • Leonard
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardville <2>
    • Bala
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Bala is located in Riley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bala
    • Walsburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Walsburg is located in Riley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walsburg
    • Randolph
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Randolph is located in Riley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Lasita ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lasita is located in Riley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lasita
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ashland, with the one closest to Ashland listed first.
    • Wakefield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Broughton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Broughton is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
    • Industry
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Industry is located in Clay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
    • Green
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dickinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ashland, with the one closest to Ashland listed first.
    • Upland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Upland is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upland
    • Chapman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Lyona
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Lyona is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyona
    • Woodbine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Detroit
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Detroit is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
    • Buckeye
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Buckeye is located in Dickinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
    • Enterprise
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Geary County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ashland, with the one closest to Ashland listed first.
    • Grandview Plaza
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Grandview Plaza is located in Geary County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Plaza
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,553 people
    • Junction City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Wreford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Wreford is located in Geary County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wreford
    • Milford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Kansas Falls
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Kansas Falls is located in Geary County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Falls
    • Alida
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Alida is located in Geary County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alida
  • Morris County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ashland, with the one closest to Ashland listed first.
    • Dwight
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Dwight is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
    • Skiddy ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Skiddy is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skiddy
    • White City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Parkerville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Parkerville is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
    • Downing ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Downing is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downing
    • Kelso
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Kelso is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
    • Latimer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Latimer is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latimer
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
  • Pottawatomie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ashland, with the one closest to Ashland listed first.
    • Saint George
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wamego
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Wamego is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamego
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,718 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wamego <2>
    • Louisville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Louisville is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
      • Louisville has also been known as:
      • Louisville Springs
      • Rock City
      • Rock Creek Falls
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <2>
    • Olsburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Westmoreland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fostoria
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Fostoria is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fostoria
    • Belvue
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Belvue is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvue
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
    • Blaine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Blaine is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
    • Saint Marys
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Wabaunsee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ashland, with the one closest to Ashland listed first.
    • Alma
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Alma is located in Wabaunsee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <2>
    • Alta Vista
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • McFarland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • McFarland is located in Wabaunsee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Paxico
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Vera
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Vera is located in Wabaunsee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ashland, see our County-by-County Page for Ashland.

Cemeteries Near Ashland ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ashland.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Ashland - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ashland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ashland, with the one closest to Ashland listed first.

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.

While we didn't find Ashland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ashland.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Ashland, with the one closest to Ashland listed first.

  • Eureka Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Eureka Lake is located in Riley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Lake
  • Ogden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Manhattan
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Keats
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Keats is located in Riley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keats
  • Saint George
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Junction City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Wabaunsee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Wabaunsee is located in Wabaunsee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabaunsee
  • Wreford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Wreford is located in Geary County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wreford
  • Volland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Volland is located in Wabaunsee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volland
  • Milford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Wamego
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Wamego is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamego
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,718 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wamego <2>
  • Riley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Riley is located in Riley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 955 people
    • Former names for Riley:
    • Riley Center
    • Union
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riley <2>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Kansas Falls
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Kansas Falls is located in Geary County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas Falls
    • Dwight
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Dwight is located in Morris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
    • Alta Vista
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ashland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ashland.

Newspapers Published in Ashland ...

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 174 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ashland.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ashland, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ashland.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Ashland:

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 Ashland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Ashland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.