Welcome to Ashton ...

Ashton is located in Mason County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ashton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Ashton is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Ashton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Ashton: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Ashton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 31 communities that are also named Ashton - they are located in Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia (2), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Maryland (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri (2), Nebraska, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario (3), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ashton.

Communities near Ashton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ashton.

• Hurricane
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
  • Hurricane is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurricane <4>
• Barboursville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barboursville
  • Barboursville is located in Cabell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barboursville <4>
• Point Pleasant
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
  • Point Pleasant is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Pleasant <4>
• Gallipolis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis
  • Gallipolis is located in Gallia County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallipolis <4>
• Milton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Cabell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <4>
• Winfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <4>
• Eleanor
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleanor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
  • Eleanor is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eleanor <4>
• Buffalo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <4>
• Bancroft
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bancroft have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
  • Bancroft is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 596 people
• Proctorville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctorville
  • Proctorville is located in Lawrence County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctorville <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ashton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ashton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ashton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ashton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ashton. See our Newspapers Page for Ashton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ashton ...

Looking for more information about Ashton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Ashton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ashton.

Adding Ashton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ashton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ashton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Ashton post office opened in 1882.

We also found Ashton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ashton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ashton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/