Welcome to Ashboro ...

Ashboro is located in Clay County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ashboro, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

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).

Area Codes for Ashboro: 812 & 930<3>

Communities near Ashboro ...

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

• Terre Haute
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terre Haute
  • Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terre Haute <4>
• Brazil
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
  • Brazil is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brazil <4>
• Spencer
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Owen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <4>
• West Terre Haute
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Terre Haute
  • West Terre Haute is located in Vigo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Terre Haute <4>
• Jasonville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasonville
  • Jasonville is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasonville <4>
• Cloverdale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
  • Cloverdale is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cloverdale <4>
• Farmersburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersburg
  • Farmersburg is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmersburg <4>
• Seelyville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seelyville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
  • Seelyville is located in Vigo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
• Clay City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
  • Clay City is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 840 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay City <4>
• Knightsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
  • Knightsville is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 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 Ashboro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ashboro.

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 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ashboro.

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

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.

Adding Ashboro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ashboro 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 Ashboro was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Ashboro on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ashboro.

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