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Welcome to Ashmont ...

Ashmont is located in Suffolk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ashmont, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Ashmont is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Ashmont lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Ashmont ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Ashmont - they are located in Alberta, North Carolina and Ohio.

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

Communities near Ashmont ...

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

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

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

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

Adding Ashmont to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ashmont 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 Ashmont was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Ashmont on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ashmont.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Suffolk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ashmont - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.