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Welcome to Ashridge ...

So far, we found very little information about Ashridge. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Ashridge to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ashridge, please Contact Us.


Ashridge would have been located within present day Concordia Parish<2>.


The location of Ashridge has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Ashridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1916.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Ashridge is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Ashridge was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Ashridge would have been located in the (318) area code.

Communities Also Named Ashridge ...

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

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

Communities near Ashridge ...

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

  • Simmesport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simmesport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmesport
    • Simmesport is located in Avoyelles Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simmesport <5>
  • Woodville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Angola
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lettsworth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Tunica
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunica have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunica
    • Tunica is located in West Feliciana Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunica <5>
  • Legonier
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Legonier have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legonier
    • Legonier is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Smithland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
    • Smithland is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Williamsport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
    • Williamsport is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
  • Innis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Innis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Innis
    • Innis is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Innis <5>
  • Weyanoke
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weyanoke have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weyanoke
    • Weyanoke is located in West Feliciana Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weyanoke <5>

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

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

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

Adding Ashridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ashridge in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ashridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ashridge post office opened in 1916.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ashridge.

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ashridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Concordia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>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.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ashridge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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