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Welcome to Ayr ...

The village of Ayr is located in Adams County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ayr, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ayr has a population of 122 people<2> (see below for details).

Ayr is 1,830 feet [558 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Ayr: 402 & 531<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ayr had an population of 122 people. This is an increase of 29.79% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 24.49% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ayr had a population of 94 people. This makes Ayr the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 94 people, the population of Ayr decreased 4.08% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 98 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Ayr.

Communities Also Named Ayr ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Ayr - they are located in Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ontario, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Ayr ...

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

  • Hastings
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Kenesaw
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenesaw have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenesaw
    • Kenesaw is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenesaw <5>
  • Blue Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Hill
    • Blue Hill is located in Webster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 850 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Hill <5>
  • Juniata
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Fairfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Campbell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Campbell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
    • Campbell is located in Franklin County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <5>
  • Glenvil
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Lawrence
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
    • Lawrence is located in Nuckolls County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrence <5>
  • Roseland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Holstein
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ayr ...

Looking for more information about Ayr? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Ayr, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ayr.

Adding Ayr to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ayr 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 Ayr was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Ayr post office opened in 1878.

We also found Ayr on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ayr.

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

The official website for Adams County: www.adamscounty.org/

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Adams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Ayr.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ayr - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 402 code has been Overlayed with the 531 area code. New phone numbers in the Ayr area will be assigned with one of these codes: 402 or 531. As a result, placing a call in the Ayr area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>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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