Ashton is an unincorporated community in Walton Township, Sumner County, Kansas, United States. It is located about halfway between South Haven and Arkansas City at 1.75 miles north of the intersection of S Rock Rd and U.S. Route 166, which is 5.5 miles east of I-35 (Kansas Turnpike), next to an abandoned railroad.
History
Ashton was a station on the Kansas Southwestern Railway that previously passed through the community, east to west, from Geuda Springs to South Haven.
A post office was opened in Ashton in 1887, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1971.
Education
The community is served by South Haven USD 509 public school district.
References
- "Ashton, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 108.
- "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
Further reading
See also: List of books about Sumner County, KansasExternal links
- Sumner County map, KDOT
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| Footnotes | ‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties. | |
37°04′59″N 97°14′19″W / 37.08306°N 97.23861°W / 37.08306; -97.23861
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