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Welcome to Asherville ...

Asherville is located in Clay County<1>.

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

Asherville is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Asherville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Asherville (for example, toward Vermilion (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Asherville: 812 & 930<3>

Communities Also Named Asherville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Asherville - they are located in Kansas and Missouri.

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

Communities near Asherville ...

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

  • Terre Haute
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Greencastle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Brazil
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cloverdale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Seelyville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Seelyville is located in Vigo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
  • Clay City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Knightsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Knightsville is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
  • Rosedale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Rosedale is located in Parke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
    • Rosedale has also been known as:
    • Roseville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rosedale <4>
  • Harmony
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Harmony is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
  • Staunton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Staunton is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 502 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 Asherville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Asherville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Asherville ...

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

Adding Asherville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Asherville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Asherville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the Asherville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Asherville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.