Welcome to Ashley Crossing ...
Ashley Crossing is located in Washington County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Ashley Crossing: Ashley Xing.
Ashley Crossing is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Ashley Crossing lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Ashley Crossing: 662 & 471<3>
Communities near Ashley Crossing ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ashley Crossing.
- Greenville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Indianola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Leland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hollandale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Shaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shaw is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Benoit
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Arcola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arcola is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Arkansas City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Arkansas City is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Stoneville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stoneville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneville
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 Ashley Crossing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ashley Crossing.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ashley Crossing. 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 Ashley Crossing.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ashley Crossing. See our Newspapers Page for Ashley Crossing.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ashley Crossing ...
Looking for more information about Ashley Crossing? 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 Ashley Crossing, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ashley Crossing.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ashley Crossing - 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 662 code has been Overlayed with the 471 area code. New phone numbers in the Ashley Crossing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 662 or 471. As a result, placing a call in the Ashley Crossing area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |