Stouffer's Railroad Map of Kansas 1915-1918 Sumner County

Ashton is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Walton Township,

Sumner County, Kansas Sumner County (standard abbreviation: SU) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,382. Its county seat is Wellington. History Early history For many millennia, the Great Plains of North ...

, 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

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(

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), next to an abandoned railroad.

History

Ashton was a station on the

Kansas Southwestern Railway The Kansas Southwestern Railway was a railroad in the U.S. state of Kansas. It was merged into a sister railroad company, the Central Kansas Railway, in 2000. The Central Kansas Railway was later sold to Watco Companies and became the Kansas and ...

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 South Haven USD 509 is a public unified school district headquartered in South Haven, Kansas, United States. The district includes the communities of South Haven, Hunnewell, Ashton, Portland, and nearby rural areas. Schools The school distri ...

public school district.

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Sumner County map
KDOT {{Coord, 37, 04, 59, N, 97, 14, 19, W, type:city_region:US-KS_source:GNIS-enwiki, display=title Unincorporated communities in Sumner County, Kansas Unincorporated communities in Kansas

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