Do you know of Ashton ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Ashton. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Ashton.<1>
Our sources for Ashton (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Ashton other than they indicate that Ashton would be found somewhere in Winona County, Minnesota.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1891 and closed in 1902.
Communities Also Named Ashton ...
We found 29 communities that share the name Ashton.
Within Minnesota, the name Ashton is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 27 are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Chicot County
- Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Ashton [Chicot County].
- California
- Florida
- Osceola County
- Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Ashton [Osceola County].
- Georgia
- Ben Hill County
- Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Ashton [Ben Hill County].
- Irwin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Ashton [Irwin County].
- Idaho
- Fremont County
- Please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Ashton [Fremont County].
- Illinois
- Lee County
- Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Ashton [Lee County].
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Osceola County
- Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Ashton [Osceola County].
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Saint Mary Parish
- Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Ashton [Saint Mary Parish].
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Osceola County
- Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Ashton [Osceola County].
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- Sherman County
- Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Ashton [Sherman County].
- Nevada
- Nye County
- Please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Ashton [Nye County].
- New York
- North Carolina
- Pender County
- Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Ashton [Pender County].
- Ohio
- Noble County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Ashton [Noble County].
- Ontario
- Prince Edward Island
- Please visit our profile page for the Prince Edward Island community of Ashton.
- Rhode Island
- Providence County
- Please visit our profile page for the Rhode Island community of Ashton [Providence County].
- South Carolina
- Colleton County
- Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Ashton [Colleton County].
- South Dakota
- Spink County
- Please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Ashton [Spink County].
- West Virginia
- Mason County
- Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Ashton [Mason County].
- Wisconsin
- Dane County
- Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Ashton [Dane County].
- Arkansas
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Ashton ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Ashton:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Ashton - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned
More Orphans in Winona County ...
Can you help?
As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Winona County.
| The Arches | Neville |
| Argo | New Boston |
| North Warren | |
| Bear Creek | |
| Behtany | Piedmont |
| Farmersville | Richmond |
| Freemont | |
| Saint Peter's Junction | |
| Jefferson | Silo |
| Keys | Wiscoy |
| Woodlawn | |
| Mount Vernon | Worth |
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Ashton could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |