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Ashland

Ghost town · St. Louis County, Missouri

Pacific quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1937, 1:24,000)
Pacific quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1937, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ashland is a ghost town in St. Louis County, Missouri. It is one of 7 former communities in St. Louis County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 22nd among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ashland as a historical populated place on the Pacific topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 38.4564° N, 90.6818° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePacific
Elevation488 ft
Nearest living townLake Tekakwitha, MO
Distance to it2.2 miles
GNIS feature ID757487
Coordinates38.45644, -90.68180

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What's there now

Ashland is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lake Tekakwitha, MO (population 210), about 2.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 488 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Ashland?

Ashland is in St. Louis County, Missouri, at 38.4564, -90.6818.

How many ghost towns are in St. Louis County?

St. Louis County, Missouri has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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