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Welcome to Ashburn ...

Ashburn is located in Cook County<1>.

Ashburn is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Ashburn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Ashburn - they are located in Georgia (3), Missouri, Ontario, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Ashburn ...

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

  • Chicago
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cicero
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hammond
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
    • Hammond is located in Lake County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,342 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <3>
  • Bolingbrook
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Skokie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skokie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skokie
    • Skokie is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,404 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skokie <3>
  • Orland Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tinley Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tinley Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinley Park
    • Tinley Park is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,221 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tinley Park <3>
  • Oak Lawn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn
    • Oak Lawn is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,376 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Lawn <3>
  • Berwyn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
    • Berwyn is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,701 people
  • Oak Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ashburn ...

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

Adding Ashburn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ashburn 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 Ashburn was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ashburn.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Cook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ashburn - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.