Welcome to Ashly ...
Ashly is located in Madison Parish<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ashly, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
Ashly is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Ashly lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Ashly: 318 & 457<3>
Communities near Ashly ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ashly.
- Vicksburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vicksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
- Vicksburg is located in Warren County (MS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,351 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vicksburg <5>
- Tallulah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallulah
- Tallulah is located in Madison Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,460 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tallulah <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tallulah
- From Ashly to Tallulah
- Richmond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Delta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Delta is located in Madison Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Delta
- From Ashly to Delta
- Mound
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- Mound is located in Madison Parish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mound
- From Ashly to Mound
- Barnes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Barnes is located in Madison Parish
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Barnes
- From Ashly to Barnes
- Omega
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Omega. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Omega is located in Madison Parish
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Omega
- From Ashly to Omega
- Thomastown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomastown
- Thomastown is located in Madison Parish
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Thomastown
- From Ashly to Thomastown
- Duck Port ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Coleman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coleman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Coleman is located in Madison Parish
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Coleman
- From Ashly to Coleman
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 Ashly. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ashly.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ashly. 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 Ashly.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ashly. See our Newspapers Page for Ashly.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ashly ...
Looking for more information about Ashly? 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 Ashly, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ashly.
Adding Ashly to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ashly 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 Ashly was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Ashly post office opened in 1886.
We also found Ashly in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ashly.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ashly. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ashly - 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 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Ashly area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Ashly area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |