Welcome to Ashboro ...
Ashboro is located in Clay County.
The location of Ashboro has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>
Ashboro is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Ashboro lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Ashboro (for example, toward Marshall (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Ashboro is within the (812) area code.
Communities near Ashboro ...
A sample of nearby communities can be found below.
Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance from Ashboro and not the distance if you are going to drive.<3>.
| Community | 2017<4> Population | Dir | Distance |
| Brazil [Map] | 8,078 | N | 8 miles [12.9 km] |
| Clay City [Map] | 823 | S | 8 miles [12.9 km] |
| Cloverdale [Map] | 2,113 | NE | 18 miles [29 km] |
| Farmersburg [Map] | 1,081 | SW | 17 miles [27.4 km] |
| Hymera [Map] | 770 | SW | 17 miles [27.4 km] |
| Jasonville [Map] | 2,145 | S | 17 miles [27.4 km] |
To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Nearby Page for Ashboro.
See Our Genealogy Helper Page ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
- We have a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ashboro. If available, we provide a satellite view of the cemetery.
- Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ashboro. Our list includes information such as whether the community had a post office or railroad service in 1895.
- We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ashboro.
These sections can be found on our Genealogy Helper Page for Ashboro:
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ashboro ...
Looking for more information about Ashboro? 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.
Looking for more information about Ashboro? 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 Ashboro, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ashboro.
Other Roadside Stops ...
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Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ashboro. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Clay County: www.claycountyin.gov/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 have found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ashboro - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ashboro) to Point B. Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ashboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3989, Longitude: -87.1058 [Map]. In this case, the coordinates for Ashboro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Ashboro. |