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Welcome to Asa ...

Asa is located in Johnson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Asa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Asa is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Asa: 606

Communities Also Named Asa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Asa - they are located in Georgia, Mississippi and Texas.

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

Communities near Asa ...

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

  • Paintsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Prestonsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prestonsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestonsburg
    • Prestonsburg is located in Floyd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,460 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prestonsburg <3>
  • Salyersville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Martin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Martin is located in Floyd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <3>
  • Allen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Allen is located in Floyd County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Allen has also been known as:
    • Beaver Creek Junction
    • Beaver Creek
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <3>
  • Blaine
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Barnetts Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Collista
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Falcon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
    • Falcon is located in Magoffin County
  • Ivyton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)

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 Asa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Asa.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Asa ...

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

Adding Asa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Asa 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 Asa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Asa post office opened in 1899.

We also found Asa on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Asa.

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Asa - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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