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 in 1895, Ashton had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Ashton, with the one closest to Ashton listed first.
- Miley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Islandton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Crocketville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hampton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Varnville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Almeda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Almeda is located in Hampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almeda
- Brunson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ulmer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sycamore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fairfax
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Cummings
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cummings is located in Hampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
- Gifford
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Early Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Branchville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Govan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bamberg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Horsegall
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Horsegall is located in Hampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsegall
- Walterboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Fifty Eight ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fifty Eight is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifty Eight
- Allendale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Luray
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Davidson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Davidson is located in Hampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson
- Hendersonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hendersonville is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendersonville
- Sixty Six
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Reevesville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Ashton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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