Ashton, Fremont County, Idaho Genealogy

United States Idaho  Fremont County  Ashton

Geographic location
Ashton is located 18 miles from the southwest corner of Yellowstone National Park, 24 miles from Grand Teton National Park , and 39 miles from the Grand Teton with a beautiful and clear view looking toward the Southeast. Ashton is surrounded by farmland and is less than five miles from the Targhee National Forest. There are four rivers within 10 miles of Ashton. They are the Henry's Fork of the Snake River, Fall River, the Teton River, and Warm River and all are outstanding trout streams. The three notable waterfalls nearby are: Upper Mesa Falls and Lower Mesa Falls both on the Henry's Fork and Cave Falls on Fall River.

City Hall
City of Ashton 714 Main St Ashton, Idaho 83420 0000 Telephone: 208-652-3987 Alt Address: PO Box 689

Cemeteries
Pineview Cemetery (Ashton-Marysville Cemetery) PO Box 206 Ashton, ID 83420 208-652-3600

In Ashton go east on the main street (St Hy 47) through town, one mile. The cemetery is located on the north side of the road.

This cemetery was established sometime in the 1860s for the town of Marysville. In 1906, the railroad wanting a route from Idaho Falls to Yellowstone National Park, wanted to go through the town of Marysville, but the townspeople did not want the railroad to come through their town. So the railroad made a stop one mile west of Marysville, and created the town of Ashton. The cemetery was located between Marysville and the new town of Ashton. As the town of Ashton grew, it soon surrounded the cemetery. Eventually the cemetery became known as the Pineview Cemetery or some refer to it as the Ashton City Cemetery or the Ashton / Marysville Cemetery.

The cemetery is a beautiful cemetery, with green lawns surrounded with evergreen trees and is well taken care of. Lots are available for purchase, contact the sexton, Leon Martindale, at PO Box 206, Ashton, Idaho 83420, 208-652-3600 for more information.

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Ashton Christian Fellowship
784 Baker Lane Ashton, ID 83420 208-652-7681

Berean Baptist Church
629 Main Street Ashton, ID 83420 208-652-3404

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

 * Ashton 1st Ward
 * 1313 N 3600 E Ashton, ID 83420
 * 208-652-3904 (Office)
 * 208-652-7560 (Foyer)


 * Ashton 2nd Ward
 * 516 N 2nd St
 * Ashton, ID 83420


 * Ashton 3rd Ward
 * 1313 N 3600 E
 * Ashton, ID 83420
 * 208-652-3912 (Office)


 * Ashton 4th Ward
 * 1313 N 3600 E
 * Ashton, ID 83420

Community United Methodist Church
178 5th Street Ashton, ID 83420 208-652-7356

Zion Lutheran Church
9 Main Street Ashton, ID 83420 208-652-7438

Directories
The Idaho State Historical Society in Boise has a collection of city, county, regional and state directories.

Newspapers
Copies of issues of the following newspapers are in the collections of the Idaho State Historical Society in Boise.