Ashford, Nebraska

Ashford, now a ghost town, was a community in Banner County, Nebraska, United States. Ashford was named after its first postmaster, William Ashford.[1]

Ashford, Nebraska
Ashford, Nebraska
Coordinates: 41.64°N 103.67°W / 41.64; -103.67
Country United States
State Nebraska
CountyBanner

Named the temporary county seat of Banner County on 25 January 1889, it possessed a post office that opened in October 1888 and closed on 24 July 1902.[2]

Ashford was located on Pumpkin Creek,[2] approximately one mile south of Funnel Rock, near the present-day intersection of Nebraska Highway 71, Nebraska Highway 88 (western portion), and Pumpkin Creek Road.[3]

References

  1. Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. (1960). Nebraska Place-Names. University of Nebraska Press. p. 17. ISBN 0803250606.
  2. Post Offices of Banner County, Rootsweb Nebraska Genweb for Banner County, 1998-04-18. Accessed 2007-12-26.
  3. "Nebraska, Scotts Bluff Quadrangle". U.S. Geological Survey. 1898-07-06. Retrieved 2017-08-22.


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