About 1872 Joseph Asay and his family settled about three-quarters of a mile west and a little south of this spot, and other homesteaders soon followed. Tom Jessup and Dan LeRoy erected a water-powered sawmill, and a shingle mill was also placed on the stream. In 1887 a post office was established with Jerome Asay as postmaster, and he kept some groceries and hardware items for sale there. A log house was built for church services, with James Dutton and Isaac Asay serving as presiding elders, and the building was also used for school and social activities. In 1892 the people became part of the Mammoth Ward eight miles north. By 1900 Asay Town was abandoned because of the short growing seasons and long hard winters. Those buried in the Asay Town Cemetery to the southwest include Heber Asay, Eva Asay, John William Asay, Sarah E. Jolley Potter, Pearl Potter, and Martha Eliza Asay.