Ashford, Nebraska

Ashford, now a ghost town, was a community in Banner County, Nebraska, United States. 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. [http://www.rootsweb.com/~nebanner/postoffices.html Post Offices of Banner County] , Rootsweb Nebraska Genweb for Banner County, 1998-04-18. Accessed 2007-12-26.] The community's elevation and geographic coordinates are unknown, as nothing remains of the town. [ [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1830262 Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report] , Geographic Names Information System, 1999-04-19. Accessed 2007-12-26.] However, somewhat can be known of its location: it was located on Pumpkin Creek, a stream that flows into Morrill County, [ [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:832412 Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report] , Geographic Names Information System, 1979-03-09. Accessed 2007-12-26.] which lies to the east of Banner County. [ [http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/cousub_outline/cen2k_pgsz/ne_cosub.pdf Maps] of Nebraska, United States Census Bureau, 2000. Accessed 2007-12-26.]

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