Welcome to North Ashford ...
North Ashford is located in Windham County<1>.
The location of North Ashford has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of North Ashford, you might consider that their post office opened in 1835.
A typical abbreviation for North Ashford: N. Ashford
North Ashford is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: North Ashford lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for North Ashford: (860)
Communities near North Ashford ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near North Ashford.
- Mansfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
- Mansfield is located in Tolland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,417 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <4>
- Windham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Killingly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Webster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
- Webster is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,822 people
- Webster has also been known as:
- Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
- Southbridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southbridge
- Southbridge is located in Worcester County (MA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,788 people
- Ellington
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Tolland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Oxford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Charlton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Coventry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around North Ashford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Ashford.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of North Ashford. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Ashford.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around North Ashford. See our Newspapers Page for North Ashford.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Ashford ...
Looking for more information about North Ashford? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to North Ashford, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for North Ashford.
Adding North Ashford to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of North Ashford in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for North Ashford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the North Ashford post office opened in 1835.
We also found North Ashford in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for North Ashford.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Ashford. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Connecticut's counties, including Windham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Ashford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |