Welcome to Ashton ...

Ashton is located in Sumner County<1>.

The location of Ashton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ashton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Ashton is 1,210 feet [369 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Ashton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Ashton lies within the (620) area code.

Communities Also Named Ashton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Ashton: This one is located in Sumner County and the other is located in Kingman County.

Beyond Kansas, there are 31 communities that are also named Ashton - they are located in Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (2), Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario (3), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ashton.

Communities near Ashton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ashton.

• Winfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Cowley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <4>
• Arkansas City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
  • Arkansas City is located in Cowley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arkansas City <4>
• Wellington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
  • Wellington is located in Sumner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <4>
• Blackwell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
  • Blackwell is located in Kay County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,526 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackwell <4>
• Newkirk
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newkirk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newkirk
  • Newkirk is located in Kay County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newkirk <4>
• Oxford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
  • Oxford is located in Sumner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 988 people
  • Former name for Oxford:
  • Hapawalla
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
• Parkerfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerfield
  • Parkerfield is located in Cowley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
• South Haven
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Haven
  • South Haven is located in Sumner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Haven <4>
• Braman
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman
  • Braman is located in Kay County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braman <4>
• Geuda Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geuda Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geuda Springs
  • Geuda Springs is located in Sumner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people

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 Ashton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ashton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ashton. 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 Ashton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ashton. See our Newspapers Page for Ashton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ashton ...

Looking for more information about Ashton? 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 Ashton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ashton.

Adding Ashton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ashton 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 Ashton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ashton post office opened in 1887.

We also found Ashton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ashton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Sumner County: www.co.sumner.ks.us/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/