The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusAsherton, known colloquially as Cheto, is a city in Dimmit County, Texas, United States. The population was 722 at the 2020 census, down from 1,084 at the 2010 census. U.S. Highway 83 passes through Asherton.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,084 to 722 (-33%). Half of its homes were built before 1983.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Asherton yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Asherton’s history is told.
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Asherton, decade by decade
2000
1 historic place in Asherton
1 place in Asherton is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (4), the Library of Congress (1) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.