Welcome to Ayrshire ...

Ayrshire is located in Pike County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ayrshire, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Ayrshire is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: While Ayrshire is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the west is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Ayrshire: 812 & 930<3>

Communities Also Named Ayrshire ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Ayrshire - it's located in Iowa.

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

Communities near Ayrshire ...

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

• Jasper
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
  • Jasper is located in Dubois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <4>
• Princeton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Gibson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <4>
• Huntingburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingburg
  • Huntingburg is located in Dubois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntingburg <4>
• Oakland City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland City
  • Oakland City is located in Gibson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland City <4>
• Petersburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
  • Petersburg is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,299 people
• Dale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Dale is located in Spencer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,480 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dale <4>
• Lynnville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynnville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynnville
  • Lynnville is located in Warrick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynnville <4>
• Patoka
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka
  • Patoka is located in Gibson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
• Elberfeld
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elberfeld have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberfeld
  • Elberfeld is located in Warrick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elberfeld <4>
• Holland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Holland is located in Dubois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland <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 Ayrshire. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ayrshire.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ayrshire ...

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

Adding Ayrshire to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ayrshire 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 Ayrshire was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Ayrshire post office opened in 1886.

We also found Ayrshire in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ayrshire.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ayrshire. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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