Asher, OK

Asher is a town in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma. The 2020 census counted 370 residents. Rapid construction of railroads opened up 400 square miles of a fertile section of the South Canadian River valley to shipping facilities. Asher is located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 177 and State Highway 39 in Pottawatomie County. Below is a time table of major events that occurred in Asher as well as surrounding communities whose events affected Asher's history. That mix gives Asher a clear local shape within Oklahoma, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present. Asher is approximately 30 miles south of I-40 and 34 miles east of I-35. The monument is located in Centennial Park.