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Welcome to Ashwood ...

Ashwood is located in Wilkinson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ashwood, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.

Ashwood is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ashwood: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Ashwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Ashwood: This one is located in Wilkinson County and the other is located in Washington County.

Beyond Mississippi, there are 14 communities that are also named Ashwood - they are located in Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Ashwood ...

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

  • Jackson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Jackson is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,707 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <4>
  • Saint Francisville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Centreville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Woodville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Gloster
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Wilson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilson is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <4>
  • Norwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Norwood is located in East Feliciana Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <4>
  • Rogillioville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Rogillioville is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogillioville
  • Converse ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
  • Wakefield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ashwood ...

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

Adding Ashwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ashwood 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 (so far) for Ashwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ashwood post office opened in 1908. The Ashwood post office closed in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ashwood.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Wilkinson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ashwood - 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Ashwood area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Ashwood 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/