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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 Ashford had a population of 300 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ashford, with the one closest to Ashford listed first.

  • Devereaux
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devereaux have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devereaux
    • Devereaux is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Ellicottville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bird
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
    • Bird is located in Cattaraugus County
  • West Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Valley
    • West Valley is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Great Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Humphrey Center
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humphrey Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey Center
    • Humphrey Center is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Cadiz
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cadiz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz
    • Cadiz is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Franklinville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklinville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklinville
    • Franklinville is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklinville <3>
  • Eddyville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eddyville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddyville
    • Eddyville is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Humphrey
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey
    • Humphrey is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Riceville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riceville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
    • Riceville is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Machias
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • East Otto
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Otto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Otto
    • East Otto is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Fitch
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fitch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitch
    • Fitch is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Machias Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Machias Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machias Junction
    • Machias Junction is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Little Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Elkdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkdale
    • Elkdale is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Kill Buck
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Ischua
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ischua
    • Ischua is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Laidlaw
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laidlaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laidlaw
    • Laidlaw is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Otto
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Salamanca
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Salamanca. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salamanca
    • Salamanca is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,377 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salamanca <3>
  • Farmersville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
    • Farmersville is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Elton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
    • Elton is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Springville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
    • Springville is located in Erie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,273 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <3>
  • Elgin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Elgin is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Cattaraugus
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cattaraugus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattaraugus
    • Cattaraugus is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cattaraugus <3>

The official website for Cattaraugus County: www.co.cattaraugus.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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 Ashford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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