Ash Grove is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Lincoln County, Kansas
Lincoln County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and largest city is Lincoln Center, Kansas, Lincoln Center. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the county population was 2, ...
, United States.
It is located approximately two miles east of
K-181 (Kansas highway) along Ash Grove / Union Road.
History
The community started when Civil War Veteran Napoleon Bonaparte Alley made his dugout there.
A post office was opened in Ash Grove in 1916, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1944.
About 3.3 miles southwest of the old town of Ash Grove is the South Fork Spillman Creek Double Arch Bridge.
Currently it consists of two houses, abandoned church, abandoned school, and various other abandoned small buildings.
Education
The community is served by
Sylvan–Lucas USD 299
Sylvan–Lucas USD 299 is a public unified school district headquartered in Sylvan Grove, Kansas, United States. The district includes the communities of Sylvan Grove, Lucas, Luray, Hunter, Denmark, Vesper, Ash Grove, and nearby rural are ...
public school district.
See also
*
Grant, Kansas, a ghost town, a few miles south-east of Ash Grove next to railroad.
*
Pottersburg, Kansas, a ghost town, a few miles south of Ash Grove.
References
Further reading
External links
* Lincoln County maps
CurrentHistoric
KDOT
Unincorporated communities in Lincoln County, Kansas
Unincorporated communities in Kansas
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