Ashton, Wisconsin Explained

Official Name:Ashton, Wisconsin
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Wisconsin#USA
Pushpin Label:Ashton
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Dane County
Subdivision Type3:Town
Subdivision Name3:Springfield
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1001
Coordinates:43.1406°N -89.5414°W
Area Code:608
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1560983

Ashton is an unincorporated community located in the town of Springfield, in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] The community was named after Thomas Ashton, the president of the British Temperance Emigration Society.[2]

St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church in Ashton is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=6494&search_term=ashton Ashton, Wisconsin-Wisconsin Historical Society
  2. Book: Callary. Edward. Place Names of Wisconsin. 2016 . University of Wisconsin Press. Madison, WI. 978-0-299-30964-0. 15.