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Welcome to Ashley Forest ...

Ashley Forest is located in Orange County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Ashley Forest: Ashley Frst.

Ashley Forest is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Ashley Forest lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Ashley Forest: 919 & 984<3>

Communities Also Named Ashley Forest ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Ashley Forest - they are located in Georgia and South Carolina (2).

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

Communities near Ashley Forest ...

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

  • Durham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Cary
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cary is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 173,587 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cary <4>
  • Apex
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Apex is located in Wake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,388 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apex <4>
  • Morrisville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Mebane
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mebane is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mebane
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,732 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mebane <4>
  • Hillsborough
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Pittsboro
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Haw River
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Swepsonville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Swepsonville is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swepsonville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
  • Dogwood Acres
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Dogwood Acres is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Acres

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ashley Forest ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ashley Forest - 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 919 code has been Overlayed with the 984 area code. New phone numbers in the Ashley Forest area will be assigned with one of these codes: 919 or 984. As a result, placing a call in the Ashley Forest 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.