Welcome to Asbury ...

Asbury is located in Dale 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 1890.

Asbury is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Asbury lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Asbury (for example, toward Fort Gaines (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Asbury lies within the (334) area code.

Communities Also Named Asbury ...

While we believe that this Asbury is located in Dale County, we know of another 3 Alabama communities named Asbury. Those communities are located in the following counties: Clarke, Marshall and Tuscaloosa County.

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

• Ozark
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
  • Ozark is located in Dale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <4>
• Daleville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleville
  • Daleville is located in Dale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daleville <4>
• Headland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headland
  • Headland is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Headland <4>
• Abbeville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville
  • Abbeville is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abbeville <4>
• Midland City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midland City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland City
  • Midland City is located in Dale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midland City <4>
• Kinsey
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinsey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
  • Kinsey is located in Houston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
• Level Plains
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Level Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
  • Level Plains is located in Dale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
• Newton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Dale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
• Clio
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
  • Clio is located in Barbour County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clio <4>
• Ariton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariton
  • Ariton is located in Dale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people

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 1890.

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 State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/