Welcome to Ashland ...
So far, we found very little information about Ashland. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Ashland to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Ashland, please Contact Us.
Ashland would have been located within present day Monroe County<2>.
The location of Ashland has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Ashland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Ashland is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Ashland was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Ashland still existed, it would have been in the (662) area code.
Communities Also Named Ashland ...
While we believe that this Ashland is located in Monroe County, we know of another 3 Mississippi communities named Ashland. Those communities are located in the following counties: Benton, Issaquena and Jefferson County.
Beyond Mississippi, 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, Louisiana (4), Maine, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), 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.
- Columbus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Lowndes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,307 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <5>
- West Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- West Point is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,378 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <5>
- Amory
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amory
- Amory is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,714 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amory <5>
- Aberdeen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Aberdeen is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,268 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <5>
- Vernon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Vernon is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <5>
- Caledonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caledonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Caledonia is located in Lowndes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,048 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caledonia <5>
- Hatley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Gattman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Kolola Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolola Springs
- Kolola Springs is located in Lowndes County
- Vinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Vinton is located in Clay County
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.
Adding Ashland to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Ashland 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 Ashland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Ashland post office opened in 1856.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Ashland.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Monroe County: www.monroecountyms.org
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.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 Ashland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Monroe, 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 Ashland - 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/ |