Welcome to Ashbyburg ...

Ashbyburg is located in Hopkins County<1>.

The location of Ashbyburg has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ashbyburg, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Ashbyburg is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Ashbyburg lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Ashbyburg is within the boundaries of the (270) area code.

Communities near Ashbyburg ...

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

• Madisonville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madisonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madisonville
  • Madisonville is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madisonville <4>
• Sebree
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sebree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebree
  • Sebree is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sebree <4>
• Earlington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlington
  • Earlington is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlington <4>
• Livermore
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livermore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
  • Livermore is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livermore <4>
• Dixon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon
  • Dixon is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 877 people
• Calhoun
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun
  • Calhoun is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Former names for Calhoun:
  • Calhoon
  • Fort Vienna
  • Vienna Station
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calhoun <4>
• Hanson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanson
  • Hanson is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanson <4>
• Robards
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robards have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robards
  • Robards is located in Henderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robards <4>
• Island
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island
  • Island is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Island <4>
• Sacramento
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sacramento have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacramento
  • Sacramento is located in McLean County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sacramento <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 Ashbyburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ashbyburg.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ashbyburg ...

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

Adding Ashbyburg to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ashbyburg post office opened in 1892.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ashbyburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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