Welcome to Ashland ...

Ashland is located in Tensas Parish<1>.

Ashland is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ashland: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Ashland ...

While we believe that this Ashland is located in Tensas Parish, we know of another 3 Louisiana communities named Ashland. Those communities are located in the following parishes: Concordia, Natchitoches and Terrebonne Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 56 communities that are also named Ashland - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia (3), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (5), Kentucky, Maine, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Mississippi (4), Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina (3), Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Ashland ...

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

• Saint Joseph
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Saint Joseph is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <4>
• Newellton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Newellton is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newellton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newellton <4>
• Wisner
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Wisner is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wisner <4>
• Clayton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Clayton is located in Concordia Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <4>
• Gilbert
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Gilbert is located in Franklin Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbert <4>
• Waterproof
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Waterproof is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterproof
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterproof <4>
• Sicily Island
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sicily Island is located in Catahoula Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicily Island
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
• Newlight
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Newlight is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newlight
• Highland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Highland is located in Tensas Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Rodney
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rodney is located in Jefferson County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ashland ...

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