Ashton,_Georgia

Ashton, Georgia

Ashton, Georgia

Unincorporated community in Georgia, U.S.

Ashton is an unincorporated community in Ben Hill County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1]

History

A post office called Ashton was established in 1901, and remained in operation until 1907.[2] The community had a railroad depot on the Atlantic and Birmingham railroad.[3] Ashton once had a schoolhouse, now defunct.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ashton
  2. [2]
    "Ben Hill County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  3. [3]
    Candler, Allen Daniel; Evans, Clement Anselm (1906). Georgia: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons. State historical association. p. 90.
  4. [4]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ashton School (historical)

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