A post office called Ashton was established in 1901, and remained in operation until 1907.[2] The community had a railroad depot on the Atlantic and Birmingham railroad.[3] Ashton once had a schoolhouse, now defunct.[4]
Referencesedit
^U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ashton
^"Ben Hill County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
^Candler, Allen Daniel; Evans, Clement Anselm (1906). Georgia: Comprising Sketches of Counties, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons. State historical association. p. 90.
^U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ashton School (historical)
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