Ashford

Ghost town · Banner County, Nebraska

Scotts Bluff 4 NW quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1973, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ashford is a ghost town in Banner County, Nebraska, recorded as human settlement in United States of America. It is the only former community in Banner County recorded on the federal names register, out of 89 across Nebraska.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ashford as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 41.6410° N, 103.6750° W.

Key facts

Nearest living town	Harrisburg, NE
Distance to it	6.8 miles
Coordinates	41.64100, -103.67500

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What's there now

Ashford is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Harrisburg, NE (population 78), about 6.8 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Lake Minatare Lighthouse
lighthouse · Scotts Bluff County · 22 mi
Caldwell
ghost town · Scotts Bluff County · 23.4 mi
Trelona
ghost town · Goshen County · 40.2 mi
Ordville
ghost town · Cheyenne County · 41.5 mi

Sources and licences

Wikidata — Wikidata item (CC0)
Wikidata — Wikipedia article (linked as a source; text not used) (CC0)
U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)

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