Do you know of Ashmore ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Ashmore. 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 Ashmore.<1>

We found mention of Ashmore as a community (see Mentions and References below), but haven't been able to determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

Communities Also Named Ashmore ...

We found six communities that share the name Ashmore.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Ashmore is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
  - Wakulla County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Ashmore [Wakulla County].
- Georgia
  - Liberty County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Ashmore [Liberty County].
- Illinois
  - Coles County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Ashmore [Coles County].
- Michigan
  - Tuscola 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 Michigan community of Ashmore [Tuscola County].
- Nova Scotia
  - Please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Ashmore.
- Texas
  - Gaines County
  - Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Ashmore [Gaines County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Ashmore ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Ashmore:

Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

The FIPS database contains an entry for Ashmore.

Referenced FIPS Records ...

FIPS Code: 42/03280 (Place Name: Ashmore)

County: Luzerne (FIPS State/County: 42/079)

Class: U8

Identifies a populated place (in this case, Ashmore) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

More Orphans in Luzerne County ...

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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 Luzerne County.

Abington	Luzerne Station
Alberts Corners
Alden Station	Maltby
Alderson	Maple Run
Alum	Maxwell
Auchincloss	Meadow Run
	Mill Creek
Beach Grove	Mill Hollow
Beaumont	Moraine
Beaupland	Morrison
Beech Haven Ferry	Mount Surprise
Belbend	Mount Zion
Bennett	Mountain Park
Bergers
Black Creek	Newport
Black Ridge	North End
Blackman	North Wilkesbarre
Blake's	Nuangola
Briarbrook
Buckalew	Oakleaf
Butzbach	Oakwood Park
	Old Cranberry
California	Old Forge
Charlestown	Olivers Mills
Chauncey	Oneida Junction
Christopher	Orchard
Church Hill
Coalridge	Paynesville
Columbus	Peely
Council Crest	Pink Ash Junction
Council Ridge	Pittston Ferry
Coxton	Pittston Station
Cranberry Ridge	Pittston Summit
Crestwood	Plains Junction
	Ply,mouth Ferry
Deringer	Pond Creek Junction
Dorranceton	Prospect Rock
Dorrancetown
Dowingville	Raub's
Duryea Junction	Retreat
	Reyburn
Edwardsdale	Rhone
Empire	Rock Cabin
Enterprise Siding	Roosevelt
Espy Run
	Schooley
Fades Creek	Sheldon
Fairview Hills	Sloyersville
Fairview Park	South Wilkes-barre
Forest Castle	Stanton
	Stockton
Glen Summit Springs	Sugar Loaf Station
	Sugarloaf
Hainsville	Summit
Harden	Sunshine
Hardpan
Hardpen	Tank
Harvey Junction	Throopsville
Harwood Junction	Town Line
Harwood Mines	Trailwood
Hazelbrook	Tunnel
Hazelton	Turnbach
Hazle Village	Tyler
Heidelberg
Hicks Ferry	Upper Lehigh Junction
Hollers Hill	Upper Raubs
Honey Pot
	Vexit Junction
Jeanesville
Jenkins Junction	Warsaw
Jenkins	West Pittston Junction
	West Side
Kingston - Forty Fort	Westmoor
Kunckle	Woodside - Drifton

Lattimer Mines	Yates
Laurel Gardens
Lee Mine	Zehner
Lookout	Zion

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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Ashmore 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.