Ashton, Georgia

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

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]

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

31°42′18″N 83°09′22″W

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[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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Ashton, Georgia

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