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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Ashford. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Ashford to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ashford, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Ashford (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Ashford. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Ashford is historic, it would have been located within present day Richland County.

To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Richland County: Crawford, Grant, Iowa, Sauk & Vernon.

Below are the counties that are near Ashford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ashford:

Richland County (The home county of Ashford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashford, with the one closest to Ashford listed first.
- Boaz
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  - Boaz is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
- Richland Center
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  - Richland Center is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
- Gillingham
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  - Gillingham is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillingham
- Sabin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  - Sabin is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin
- Woodstock
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  - Woodstock is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
- Balmoral
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  - Balmoral is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmoral
- Aubrey
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  - Aubrey is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
- Ithaca
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  - Ithaca is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Neptune
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  - Neptune is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Bloom City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  - Bloom City is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom City
- Hub City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  - Hub City is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City
- Sextonville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  - Sextonville is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextonville
Crawford County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashford, with the one closest to Ashford listed first.
- Soldiers Grove
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  - Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Bell Center
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  - Bell Center is located in Crawford County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Center
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
- Gays Mills
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  - Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Petersburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  - Petersburg is located in Crawford County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Towerville
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  - Towerville is located in Crawford County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
- Steuben
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  - Steuben is located in Crawford County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Boydtown
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  - Boydtown is located in Crawford County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydtown
- Mount Sterling
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  - Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Rising Sun
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  - Rising Sun is located in Crawford County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Wauzeka
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  - Wauzeka is located in Crawford County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauzeka
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
- Eastman
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  - Eastman is located in Crawford County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Ferryville
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  - Ferryville is located in Crawford County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
Grant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashford, with the one closest to Ashford listed first.
- Muscoda
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  - Muscoda is located in Grant County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscoda
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,236 people
- Blue River
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  - Blue River is located in Grant County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Boscobel
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  - Boscobel is located in Grant County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boscobel
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 3,134 people
- Woodman
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  - Woodman is located in Grant County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodman
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Preston
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  - Preston is located in Grant County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Fennimore
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  - Fennimore is located in Grant County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennimore
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Montfort
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  - Montfort is located in Grant County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montfort
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
- Werley
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  - Werley is located in Grant County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Werley
- Mount Ida
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  - Mount Ida is located in Grant County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ida
- Annaton
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  - Annaton is located in Grant County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annaton
- Livingston
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  - Livingston is located in Grant County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Stitzer
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  - Stitzer is located in Grant County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stitzer
Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashford, with the one closest to Ashford listed first.
- Avoca
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  - Avoca is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 620 people
- Highland
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  - Highland is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 826 people
- Centreville ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  - Centreville is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
  - Former name for Centreville:
  - Dry Bone
- Helena
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  - Helena is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Cobb
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  - Cobb is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 455 people
- Edmund
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  - Edmund is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmund
- Pleasant Ridge
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  - Pleasant Ridge is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Arena
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  - Arena is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Hyde
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  - Hyde is located in Iowa County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
Juneau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashford, with the one closest to Ashford listed first.
- Wonewoc
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  - Wonewoc is located in Juneau County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonewoc
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
- Union Center
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  - Union Center is located in Juneau County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Elroy
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  - Elroy is located in Juneau County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
Monroe County
- Oil City
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  - Oil City is located in Monroe County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
Sauk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashford, with the one closest to Ashford listed first.
- Sandusky
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  - Sandusky is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Lime Ridge
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  - Lime Ridge is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Plain
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  - Plain is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 765 people
- Ironton
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  - Ironton is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironton
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Loganville
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  - Loganville is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- La Valle
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  - La Valle is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Valle
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
- Spring Green
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  - Spring Green is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Leland
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  - Leland is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Reedsburg
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  - Reedsburg is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsburg
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 9,500 people
- Denzer
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  - Denzer is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denzer
- Rock Springs
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  - Rock Springs is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Witwen
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  - Witwen is located in Sauk County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witwen
Vernon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashford, with the one closest to Ashford listed first.
- Readstown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  - Readstown is located in Vernon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readstown
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
- La Farge
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  - La Farge is located in Vernon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Liberty
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  - Liberty is located in Vernon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- White City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  - White City is located in Vernon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Hillsboro
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  - Hillsboro is located in Vernon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
- Mount Tabor
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  - Mount Tabor is located in Vernon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
- Liberty Pole
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  - Liberty Pole is located in Vernon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Pole
- Trippville
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  - Trippville is located in Vernon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trippville
- Viroqua
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  - Viroqua is located in Vernon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viroqua
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 4,394 people
- Fargo
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  - Fargo is located in Vernon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
- Ontario
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  - Ontario is located in Vernon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 561 people
- Westby
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  - Westby is located in Vernon County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
  - Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ashford, see our County-by-County Page for Ashford.

Cemeteries Near Ashford ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ashford.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Ashford - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ashford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

Dayton Corners Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton Corners Cemetery
Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
Boaz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz Cemetery
St. Mathews Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mathews Catholic Cemetery
English Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Ridge Cemetery
Conkle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conkle Cemetery
Richland Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Richland Center Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Richland Center.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #963056 <2>
Bowen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen Cemetery
Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
Mill Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek Cemetery
Five Points Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points Cemetery
Basswood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basswood Cemetery
Continue List (228 more) ...
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Mayfield Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield Cemetery
- Pine River Cemetery
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine River Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Ashford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ashford.

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

Boaz
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Boaz is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
Richland Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Richland Center is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
Mill Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mill Creek is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
Gillingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gillingham is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillingham
Five Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Five Points is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
Basswood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Basswood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basswood
Buck Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buck Creek is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek
Sabin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sabin is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabin
Balmoral
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Balmoral is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balmoral
Rockbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rockbridge is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
Woodstock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Woodstock is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
Byrds Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Byrds Creek is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrds Creek
Continue List (17 more) ...
- Twin Bluffs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  - Twin Bluffs is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bluffs
- Ithaca
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  - Ithaca is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
- Sylvan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  - Sylvan is located in Richland County
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ashford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ashford.

Newspapers Published in Ashford ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 128 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ashford.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ashford, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ashford.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Ashford:

Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.wisconsinhistory.org/

Pages specific to Richland County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails

Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Crawford County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Grant County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Iowa County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Juneau County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Monroe County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Sauk County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Vernon County
  - Jump to Cyndi's List
  - Jump to Family Search
  - Jump to Genealogy Trails

Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Richland County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Richland County

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 Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ashford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.