Ashford, Nebraska Explained

Ashford, Nebraska
Settlement Type:Ghost Town
Pushpin Map:USA Nebraska#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Banner

Ashford, now a ghost town, was a community in Banner County, Nebraska, United States. Ashford was named after its first postmaster, William Ashford.[1]

Named the temporary county seat of Banner County on 25 January 1889, it possessed a post office that opened in October 1888 and closed on 24 July 1902.[2]

Ashford was located on Pumpkin Creek,[2] approximately one mile south of Funnel Rock, near the present-day intersection of Nebraska Highway 71, Nebraska Highway 88 (western portion), and Pumpkin Creek Road.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Nebraska Place-Names . University of Nebraska Press . Fitzpatrick, Lillian L. . 1960 . 17. 0803250606 .
  2. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nebanner/postoffices.html Post Offices of Banner County
  3. Web site: Nebraska, Scotts Bluff Quadrangle. 1898-07-06. U.S. Geological Survey. 2017-08-22.