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Ashtabula

Ghost town · Barnes County, North Dakota

Dazey NE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000)
Dazey NE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1961, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ashtabula is a ghost town in Barnes County, North Dakota. It is one of 4 former communities in Barnes County on the federal names register. No county in North Dakota has more among the 24 North Dakota counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ashtabula as a historical populated place on the Dazey NE topographic quadrangle: 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 47.1417° N, 98.0318° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDazey NE
Elevation1,265 ft
Nearest living townSibley, ND
Distance to it6.2 miles
GNIS feature ID1034329
Coordinates47.14165, -98.03176

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What's there now

Ashtabula is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sibley, ND (population 19), about 6.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,265 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Ashtabula?

Ashtabula is in Barnes County, North Dakota, at 47.1417, -98.0318.

How many ghost towns are in Barnes County?

Barnes County, North Dakota has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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