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Welcome to Ashford ...

Ashford is located in Cattaraugus County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ashford, you might consider that their post office opened in 1830.

Ashford is 1,630 feet [497 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ashford: 716 & 624<3>

Communities Also Named Ashford ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Ashford - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Connecticut, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Carolina, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ashford.

Communities near Ashford ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ashford.

  • Olean
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Olean is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olean
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,371 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olean <4>
  • Salamanca
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Springville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Gowanda
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Gowanda is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowanda
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,524 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowanda <4>
  • Arcade
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Allegany
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Franklinville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cuba
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Cuba is located in Allegany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuba <4>
  • Little Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Delevan
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Delevan is located in Cattaraugus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delevan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,039 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delevan <4>

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 Ashford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ashford.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ashford. 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 Ashford.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ashford. See our Newspapers Page for Ashford.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ashford ...

Looking for more information about Ashford? 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 Ashford, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ashford.

Adding Ashford to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ashford 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 Ashford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ashford post office opened in 1830. The Ashford post office closed in 1935.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ashford.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Cattaraugus, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ashford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 716 code has been Overlayed with the 624 area code. New phone numbers in the Ashford area will be assigned with one of these codes: 716 or 624. As a result, placing a call in the Ashford area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/