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Ashton

Ghost town · Buchanan County, Missouri

Dearborn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1927, 1:62,500)
Dearborn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1927, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ashton is a ghost town in Buchanan County, Missouri. It is one of 2 former communities in Buchanan County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 77th among the 102 Missouri counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ashton as a historical populated place on the Saint Joseph South 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 39.7219° N, 94.8344° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSaint Joseph South
Elevation1,009 ft
Nearest living townSt. Joseph, MO
Distance to it2.7 miles
GNIS feature ID739510
Coordinates39.72194, -94.83441

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What's there now

Ashton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is St. Joseph, MO (population 71,542), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,009 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 Ashton?

Ashton is in Buchanan County, Missouri, at 39.7219, -94.8344.

How many ghost towns are in Buchanan County?

Buchanan County, Missouri has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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