Ashford Pierce County, Washington


Mapped Location

Ashford: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.

 

Information

General information on Ashford

  • Feature Type: Place

 

Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Ashford

A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named

Name Description
Ashford Official

 

Origin Notes and History of Ashford

References to Ashford that document the origin of its place name

Title Cover Image: Origin of Washington geographic names

ASHFORD, a town in Pierce County. It was named in honor of an old settler, W. A. Ashford, who located there on February 2, 1888. It has gained importance in late years by being the railroad station for the entrance to Mount Rainier National Park. (Cora J. Ashford, in Names MSS., Letter 229.)

Edmond S. Meany in Origin of Washington Geographic Names

 

Pierce County


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Last updated: 2017-02-12