Welcome to Asbury ...

Asbury is located in Columbia County<1>.

The location of Asbury has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Asbury, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Asbury is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Asbury lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Asbury lies within the (570) area code.

Communities Also Named Asbury ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Asbury: This one is located in Columbia County and the other is located in Erie County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 33 communities that are also named Asbury - they are located in Alabama (4), Georgia (2), Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey (2), New York (2), North Carolina (4), Ohio (2), South Carolina (2), Tennessee (7) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Asbury.

Communities near Asbury ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Asbury.

• Bloomsburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomsburg
  • Bloomsburg is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomsburg <4>
• Nanticoke
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
  • Nanticoke is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nanticoke <4>
• Berwick
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwick
  • Berwick is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berwick <4>
• Danville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Montour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
• Conyngham
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conyngham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyngham
  • Conyngham is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,858 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conyngham <4>
• Riverside
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
  • Riverside is located in Northumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <4>
• Nescopeck
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nescopeck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nescopeck
  • Nescopeck is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nescopeck <4>
• Catawissa
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawissa
  • Catawissa is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catawissa <4>
• Millville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
  • Millville is located in Columbia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 918 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millville <4>
• Shickshinny
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shickshinny
  • Shickshinny is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shickshinny <4>

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 Asbury. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Asbury.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Asbury. 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 Asbury.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Asbury. See our Newspapers Page for Asbury.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Asbury ...

Looking for more information about Asbury? 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 Asbury, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Asbury.

Adding Asbury to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Asbury 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 Asbury was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Asbury post office opened in 1889.

We also found Asbury in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Asbury.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Asbury. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiapa.org/county/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/