Ashton is an
unincorporated community
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in
Clark County, in the
U.S. state
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of
Missouri
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.
The community is on
US Route 136
U.S. Route 136 is an east-west U.S. highway that is a spur route of U.S. Route 36. It runs from Edison, Nebraska, at U.S. Route 6 and U.S. Route 34 to the Interstate 74/Interstate 465 interchange in Speedway, Indiana. This is a distance of . US ...
approximately five miles west of
Kahoka and four miles east of
Luray. The Fox Valley Lake Conservation Area lies adjacent to the northwest.
History
A post office called Ashton was established in 1851, and remained in operation until 1954. The community takes its name from that of a pioneer citizen.
In 1925, Ashton had 210 inhabitants.
References
Unincorporated communities in Clark County, Missouri
Unincorporated communities in Missouri
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