Ashford, now a

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, was a community in Banner County,

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, United States. Ashford was named after its first postmaster, William Ashford. Named the temporary

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of Banner County on 25 January 1889, it possessed a

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that opened in October 1888 and closed on 24 July 1902.Post Offices of Banner County

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Nebraska Genweb for Banner County, 1998-04-18. Accessed 2007-12-26. Ashford was located on Pumpkin Creek, approximately one mile south of Funnel Rock, near the present-day intersection of

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(western portion), and Pumpkin Creek Road.

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