Ashford, now a ghost town

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, was a community in Banner County

Banner County, Nebraska

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, Nebraska

Nebraska

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, United States

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. Named the temporary county seat

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 of Banner County on 25 January 1889, it possessed a post office

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 that opened in October 1888 and closed on 24 July 1902. The community's elevation and geographic coordinates

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 are unknown, as nothing remains of the town. However, somewhat can be known of its location: it was located on Pumpkin Creek, a stream that flows into Morrill County

Morrill County, Nebraska

-History:Morrill County was formed in 1908 "carved out of Cheyenne County". It was named after Charles Henry Morrill, a president of the Lincoln Land Company.-Demographics:...

, which lies to the east of Banner County.