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 62 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ashton, with the one closest to Ashton listed first.
- Norwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Norwood is located in Montgomery County
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- Ednor
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ednor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednor
- Olney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oakdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Brighton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brighton is located in Montgomery County
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- Spencerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
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- Highland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brookeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Avenel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Avenel is located in Montgomery County
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- Norbeck
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Norbeck is located in Montgomery County
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- Layhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Layhill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layhill
- Fulton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fulton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Colesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairland is located in Montgomery County
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- Burtonsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Triadelphia ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Triadelphia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triadelphia
- Unity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Unity is located in Montgomery County
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- Dayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Roxbury Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Roxbury Mills is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Mills
- Wheaton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Burnt Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Burnt Mills is located in Montgomery County
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- Simpsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Simpsonville is located in Howard County
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- Redland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Redland is located in Montgomery County
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- Derwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rockville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Garrett Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glenelg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Laytonsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Washington Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Washington Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
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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