Welcome to Ashton ...

Ashton is located in Osceola County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ashton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Ashton is 1,170 feet [357 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Ashton: 231

Communities Also Named Ashton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 31 communities that are also named Ashton - they are located in Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Maryland (2), 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.

• Cadillac
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadillac
  • Cadillac is located in Wexford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadillac <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cadillac
  • From Ashton to Cadillac
• Big Rapids
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rapids
  • Big Rapids is located in Mecosta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Rapids <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Big Rapids
  • From Ashton to Big Rapids
• Reed City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed City
  • Reed City is located in Osceola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reed City <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Reed City
  • From Ashton to Reed City
• Evart
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evart have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evart
  • Evart is located in Osceola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,886 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evart <3>
• Baldwin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Baldwin is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 914 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Baldwin
  • From Ashton to Baldwin
• Marion
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Osceola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Marion
  • From Ashton to Marion
• Hersey
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hersey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
  • Hersey is located in Osceola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hersey <3>
• Luther
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
  • Luther is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luther <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Luther
  • From Ashton to Luther
• Le Roy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
  • Le Roy is located in Osceola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Le Roy
  • From Ashton to Le Roy
• Tustin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tustin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tustin
  • Tustin is located in Osceola County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tustin <3>

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 1872.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ashton.