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Welcome to Ashland ...

Ashland is located in Greene County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ashland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1848.

Ashland is 1,420 feet [433 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ashland: 518 & 838<3>

The ZIP code for Ashland: 12407<4>

Communities Also Named Ashland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Ashland: This one is located in Greene County and the other is located in Cayuga County.

Beyond New York, there are 56 communities that are also named Ashland - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia (3), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (5), Kentucky, Louisiana (4), Maine, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Mississippi (4), Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina (3), Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Rhode Island, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Ashland ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.greenecounty-chamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Ashland, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Ashland ...

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

  • Stamford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Margaretville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Tannersville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hunter
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hobart
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Fleischmanns
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jewett Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jewett Center is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewett Center
  • Lexington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Windham
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Manorkill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Manorkill is located in Schoharie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manorkill

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ashland ...

Looking for more information about Ashland? 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 Ashland, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ashland.

Adding Ashland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ashland 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 Ashland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ashland post office opened in 1848.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ashland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ashland - 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 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the Ashland area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Ashland area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Ashland). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Ashland or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/