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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Ashland. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Ashland to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ashland, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Ashland (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Ashland. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Ashland is historic, it would have been located within present day Saint Louis County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Saint Louis County: Madison (IL), Monroe (IL), Saint Clair (IL), Franklin, Jefferson, Saint Charles & Saint Louis.
Below are the counties that are near Ashland. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ashland:
- Saint Louis County (The home county of Ashland)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashland, with the one closest to Ashland listed first.
- Allenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Allenton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Eureka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hollow is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow
- Crescent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Glencoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Yeatman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yeatman is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeatman
- Grover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Melrose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Melrose is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrose
- Wildwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ellisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ranken
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ranken is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranken
- Ballwin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashland, with the one closest to Ashland listed first.
- Pacific
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pacific is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,097 people
- Former name for Pacific:
- Franklin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacific <2>
- Catawissa
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gray Summit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Robertsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Albans
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Labadie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hemker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hemker is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemker
- Villa Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Port Royal ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Port Royal is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Boles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Boles is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
- Lonedell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lonedell is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonedell
- Moselle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moselle is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moselle
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashland, with the one closest to Ashland listed first.
- Lake Tekakwitha
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Tekakwitha is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Tekakwitha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Byrnes Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- House Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scotsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scotsdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
- High Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Peaceful Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Peaceful Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Cedar Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Parkdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Parkdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
- Cedar Hill Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill Lakes is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Dittmer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Murphy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Murphy is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Oermann
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oermann is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oermann
- Saint Charles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashland, with the one closest to Ashland listed first.
- Augusta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Defiance
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Schluersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Schluersburg is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schluersburg
- Weldon Spring Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Weldon Spring Heights is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon Spring Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Weldon Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cottleville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dardenne Prairie
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Harvester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- All Saints Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- All Saints Village is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for All Saints Village
- New Melle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Saint Louis
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Saint Peters
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Saint Francois County
- Blackwell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Blackwell is located in Saint Francois County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
- Saint Louis City
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashland, with the one closest to Ashland listed first.
- Carondelet
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Carondelet is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carondelet
- University City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- University City is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
- Cheltenham
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cheltenham is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheltenham
- Tower Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tower Grove is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Grove
- Saint Louis
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Baden
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Baden is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baden
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashland, with the one closest to Ashland listed first.
- Dutzow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Village of Three Creeks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Village of Three Creeks is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Three Creeks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Village of Three Creeks has also been known as:
- Three Creeks village
- Marthasville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Innsbrook
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Innsbrook is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Innsbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Innsbrook has also been known as:
- Innsbrook village
- Treloar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Washington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashland, with the one closest to Ashland listed first.
- Richwoods
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Richwoods is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Theabeau Town
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Theabeau Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theabeau Town
- Aptus
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Aptus is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptus
- Mud Town
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Mud Town is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Town
- Old Mines
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Old Mines is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mines
- Tiff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tiff is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff
- Calhoun County (IL)
- Golden Eagle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Monroe County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashland, with the one closest to Ashland listed first.
- Valmeyer
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Columbia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Mitchie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchie is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchie
- Foster Pond ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Foster Pond is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Pond
- Monroe City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe City is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe City
- Madonnaville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Madonnaville is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madonnaville
- Chalfin Bridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chalfin Bridge is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalfin Bridge
- Wartburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wartburg is located in Monroe County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wartburg
- Waterloo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Maeystown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Clair County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashland, with the one closest to Ashland listed first.
- East Carondelet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dupo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Dupo is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,845 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dupo <2>
- Cahokia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cahokia is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahokia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,742 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cahokia <2>
- Falling Spring
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Falling Spring is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Spring
- Imbs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Imbs is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imbs
- Sauget
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sauget is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sauget
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sauget <2>
- Brooklyn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brooklyn is located in Saint Clair County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ashland, see our County-by-County Page for Ashland.
Cemeteries Near Ashland ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ashland.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Ashland - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ashland covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ashland, with the one closest to Ashland listed first.
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old St. Bridgets Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pacific Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- New St. Bridgets Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sunset Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Skullens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ranken Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lewis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roberts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (275 more) ...
- Roberts Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Thompson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brush Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Ashland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ashland.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Ashland, with the one closest to Ashland listed first.
- Allenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Allenton is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenton
- Byrnesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Byrnesville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrnesville
- Eureka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pacific
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pacific is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacific
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,097 people
- Former name for Pacific:
- Franklin
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacific <2>
- Catawissa
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hollow is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow
- Local
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Local is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Local
- House Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Glencoe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Robertsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- High Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fox Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fox Creek is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Creek
- Sherman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sherman is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ashland. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ashland.
Newspapers Published in Ashland ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 40 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ashland.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ashland, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ashland.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Ashland:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Saint Louis County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Franklin County
- Jefferson County
- Saint Charles County
- Saint Francois County
- Saint Louis City
- Warren County
- Washington County
- Calhoun County
- Monroe County
- Saint Clair County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
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 Ashland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ashland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |