Ashton, Minnesota

Ashton is an abandoned townsite in sections 11 and 12 of Pleasant Hill Township in Winona County, Minnesota, United States. ^[1]

History

It was reportedly on or near present day County Road 12 about 1.5 miles east-north-east of Ridgeway, Minnesota, but it is unclear whether any vestiges of the settlement survived highway construction in the area. A post office operated in Ashton between April 28, 1891, and November 29, 1902. ^[2]^[3]

References

^ Upham, Warren (2001). Minnesota Place Names, A Geographical Encyclopedia, 3rd Edition. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society. pp. pp. 632. ISBN 0-87351-396-7.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ashton Post Office (historical), Minnesota
^ http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/mn/ahston.html GhostTowns.com – Ahston, Minnesota

Municipalities and communities of Winona County, Minnesota, USA

County seat: Winona

Cities	Altura Dakota Elba Goodview La Crescent‡ Lewiston Minneiska‡ Minnesota City Rollingstone St. Charles Stockton Utica Winona

Townships	Dresbach Elba Fremont Hart Hillsdale Homer Mt. Vernon New Hartford Norton Pleasant Hill Richmond Rollingstone Saratoga St. Charles Utica Warren Whitewater Wilson Wiscoy

Unincorporated communities	Beaver Bethany Centerville Clyde Donehower Dresbach Fremont Homer Lamoille Nodine Pickwick Pine Creek‡ Ridgeway Saratoga Troy Wilson Witoka Wyattville

Ghost towns	Ashton Enterprise Grover Whitewater Falls

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties