Welcome to Ashton ...

So far, we found very little information about Ashton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Ashton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ashton, please Contact Us.

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Ashton would have been located within present day Nye County<2>.

Ashton was founded in 1906.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Ashton is 2,660 feet [811 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Ashton is ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Ashton was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

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), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (2), Nebraska, 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.

• Carrara ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Carrara is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrara
• Chloride City ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Chloride City is located in Inyo County (CA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chloride City
• Beatty
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Beatty is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beatty <4>
• Schwab ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Schwab is located in Inyo County (CA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schwab
• Amargosa Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Amargosa Valley is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amargosa Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amargosa Valley <4>
• Rhyolite ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Rhyolite is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhyolite
• Beatty Junction ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Beatty Junction is located in Inyo County (CA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty Junction
• Park Village
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Park Village is located in Inyo County (CA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Village
• Hot Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Hot Springs is located in Nye County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
• Harmony Borax Works ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Harmony Borax Works is located in Inyo County (CA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Borax Works
  • Former name for Harmony Borax Works:
  • Greenland

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling 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.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ashton. See our Newspapers 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 (so far) for Ashton was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ashton.