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Welcome to Ashley ...

Ashley is located in Copiah County<1>.

The location of Ashley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ashley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Ashley is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Ashley: (601) & (769)<4>

Communities Also Named Ashley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Ashley - they are located in Delaware, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Ashley ...

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

  • Brookhaven
  • Crystal Springs
  • Hazlehurst
  • Wesson
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    • Wesson lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<5> to the southwest of Ashley.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,849 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wesson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Wesson
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wesson<6>
  • Monticello
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    • Monticello lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<5> to the southeast of Ashley.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,447 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Monticello
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello<6>
  • New Hebron
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    • New Hebron lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<5> to the east of Ashley.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on New Hebron
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hebron<6>
  • Beauregard
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    • Beauregard lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<5> to the southwest of Ashley.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beauregard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Beauregard
  • Georgetown
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    • Georgetown lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<5> to the northeast of Ashley.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Georgetown
  • Martinsville
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
    • Martinsville lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<5> to the west of Ashley.
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  • Tryus
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryus
    • Tryus lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<5> to the southeast of Ashley.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tryus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Tryus

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ashley ...

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

Adding Ashley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ashley 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 Ashley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Ashley post office opened in 1890.

We also found Ashley in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ashley.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ashley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Copiah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ashley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (769) is an overlay for area code (601).
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ashley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ashley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8021, Longitude: -90.2631       In this case, the coordinates for Ashley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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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