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Welcome to Ashby ...

So far, we found very little information about Ashby. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Ashby to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ashby, please Contact Us.

Ashby would have been located within present day Franklin County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ashby, 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.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Ashby is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Ashby was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Ashby ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Indiana communities named Ashby: This one is located in Franklin County and the other is located in Pike County.

Beyond Indiana, there are 11 communities that are also named Ashby - they are located in Alabama, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nova Scotia, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (2) and Washington.

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

Communities near Ashby ...

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

  • Hamilton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
    • Hamilton is located in Butler County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,148 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <4>
  • Fairfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Fairfield is located in Hamilton County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,603 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <4>
  • Oxford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
    • Oxford is located in Butler County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,535 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <4>
  • Harrison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
    • Harrison is located in Hamilton County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,199 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <4>
  • Cheviot
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheviot have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheviot
    • Cheviot is located in Hamilton County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,180 people
  • Batesville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Lawrenceburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Greendale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greendale
    • Greendale is located in Dearborn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,339 people
  • Aurora
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Cleves
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleves
    • Cleves is located in Hamilton County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,363 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleves <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 Ashby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ashby.

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

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

Adding Ashby to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ashby in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ashby was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ashby.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ashby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ashby - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.