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>

While we didn't find Ashford in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Ashford. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Ashford listed first.

• Boaz
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Boaz is also located in Richland County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
• Richland Center
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Richland Center is also located in Richland County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
  • Former name for Richland Center:
  • Richland Centre
• Mill Creek ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mill Creek was located in Richland County
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• Gillingham
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Gillingham is also located in Richland County
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• Five Points
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Five Points is also located in Richland County
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• Basswood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Basswood is also located in Richland County
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• Buck Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Buck Creek is also located in Richland County
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• Sabin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sabin is also located in Richland County
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• Balmoral
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Balmoral is also located in Richland County
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• Rockbridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockbridge is also located in Richland County
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• Woodstock
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Woodstock is also located in Richland County
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• Byrds Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Byrds Creek is also located in Richland County
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• Twin Bluffs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Twin Bluffs is also located in Richland County
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• Ithaca
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Ithaca is also located in Richland County
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• Sylvan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Sylvan is also located in Richland County
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• Excelsior
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Excelsior is also located in Richland County
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• Orion
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Orion is also located in Richland County
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• Sextonville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Sextonville is also located in Richland County
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• Neptune
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Neptune is also located in Richland County
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• Hub City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hub City is also located in Richland County
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• Bloom City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Bloom City is also located in Richland County
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• Muscoda
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Muscoda is located in Grant County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
• Henrietta ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Henrietta was located in Richland County
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• Blue River
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Blue River is located in Grant County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
• Gotham
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Gotham is also located in Richland County
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• Keyesville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Keyesville is also located in Richland County
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• Loyd
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Loyd is also located in Richland County
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• Sugar Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sugar Grove is located in Vernon County
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• North Clayton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • North Clayton is located in Crawford County
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