Ashton, Missouri

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Ashton is an unincorporated community in Clark County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. [1]

The community is on US Route 136 approximately five miles west of Kahoka and four miles east of Luray. The Fox Valley Lake Conservation Area lies adjacent to the northwest. [2]

History

A post office called Ashton was established in 1851, and remained in operation until 1954. [3] The community takes its name from that of a pioneer citizen. [4]

In 1925, Ashton had 210 inhabitants. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ashton, Missouri
  2. ↑ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, First edition, 1998, p. 16 ISBN   0899332242
  3. ↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Clark County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 18, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. ↑ Rand McNally and Company (1925). Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, Territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions. Rand McNally & Company. p. 259. Retrieved February 19, 2023.

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