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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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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 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) - Richland Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
- Richland Center is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
- Gillingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillingham
- Gillingham is located in Richland County
- Sabin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Balmoral
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Aubrey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aubrey
- Aubrey is located in Richland County
- Neptune
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Neptune is located in Richland County
- Bloom City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom City
- Bloom City is located in Richland County
- Hub City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Yuba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Westport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Viola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Lone Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldiers Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Grove
- Soldiers Grove is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 535 people
- Bell Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Center
- Bell Center is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
- Gays Mills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gays Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays Mills
- Gays Mills is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
- Petersburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Petersburg is located in Crawford County
- Towerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Towerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towerville
- Towerville is located in Crawford County
- Steuben
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Steuben is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Boydtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydtown
- Boydtown is located in Crawford County
- Mount Sterling
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Mount Sterling is located in Crawford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Wauzeka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest) - Eastman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest) - Ferryville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferryville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferryville
- Ferryville is located in Crawford County
- 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) - Blue River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Blue River is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Boscobel
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Woodman
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest) - Preston
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Fennimore
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennimore
- Fennimore is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Montfort
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montfort
- Montfort is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
- Mount Ida
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest) - Annaton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annaton
- Annaton is located in Grant County
- Livingston
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Livingston is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Stitzer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stitzer
- Stitzer is located in Grant County
- 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) - Highland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south) - Centreville ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centreville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Centreville is located in Iowa County
- Former names for Centreville:
- Dry Bone Post Office
- Dry Bone
- Helena
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Helena is located in Iowa County
- Cobb
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south) - Edmund
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmund
- Edmund is located in Iowa County
- Pleasant Ridge
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Iowa County
- Arena
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arena
- Arena is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 831 people
- Hyde
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde
- Hyde is located in Iowa County
- 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) - Union Center
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Union Center is located in Juneau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Elroy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Monroe County
- Sauk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Ashford, with the one closest to Ashford listed first.
- Lime Ridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Ridge
- Lime Ridge is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Plain
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Ironton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Loganville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loganville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganville
- Loganville is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- La Valle
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Valle
- La Valle is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
- Spring Green
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
- Spring Green is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Leland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Reedsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast) - Denzer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denzer
- Denzer is located in Sauk County
- Rock Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Rock Springs is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Witwen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witwen
- Witwen is located in Sauk County
- 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) - La Farge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Farge
- La Farge is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - White City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- White City is located in Vernon County
- Hillsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Hillsboro is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
- Mount Tabor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tabor
- Mount Tabor is located in Vernon County
- Liberty Pole
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Pole
- Liberty Pole is located in Vernon County
- Trippville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trippville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trippville
- Trippville is located in Vernon County
- Viroqua
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest) - Fargo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west) - Ontario
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Westby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westby
- Westby is located in Vernon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,254 people
- Newry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newry
- Newry is located in Vernon County
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ashford, see our County-by-County Page for 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites 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
- Crawford County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of 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
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.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dayton Corners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dayton Corners Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
- Boaz Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boaz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boaz Cemetery
- St. Mathews Catholic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mathews Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mathews Catholic Cemetery
- English Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the English Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the English Ridge Cemetery
- Conkle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conkle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conkle Cemetery
- Richland Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Center Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #963056 <4>
- Bowen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowen Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mill Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mill Creek Cemetery
- Five Points Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Five Points Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Five Points Cemetery
- Basswood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Basswood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Basswood Cemetery
- Continue List (226 more) ...
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Mayfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mayfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayfield Cemetery
- Pine River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine River Cemetery
- Oak Ridge 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) - Richland Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Center
- Richland Center is located in Richland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,949 people
- Mill Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Mill Creek is located in Richland County
- Gillingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillingham
- Gillingham is located in Richland County
- Five Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Richland County
- Basswood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Buck Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buck Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Creek
- Buck Creek is located in Richland County
- Sabin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Balmoral
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Rockbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
- Rockbridge is located in Richland County
- Woodstock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Byrds Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byrds Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrds Creek
- Byrds Creek is located in Richland County
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Twin Bluffs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Bluffs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bluffs
- Twin Bluffs is located in Richland County
- Ithaca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Sylvan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Bluffs
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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Richland County: www.co.richland.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ashford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ashford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.3466, Longitude: -90.4682 In this case, the coordinates for Ashford have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |