Welcome to Ashford ...Ashford is located in McDowell County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Ashford, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878. Ashford is 1,730 feet [527 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Ashford lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Ashford: 828 Communities Also Named Ashford ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Ashford - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Connecticut, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ashford. Communities near Ashford ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ashford.
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 Ashford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ashford. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ashford. 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 Ashford. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ashford. See our Newspapers Page for Ashford. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ashford ...Looking for more information about Ashford? 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 Ashford, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ashford. Adding Ashford to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Ashford 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 Ashford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Ashford in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Ashford. Footnotes ...
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