Welcome to Asbury ...

So far, we found very little information about Asbury. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Asbury to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Asbury, please Contact Us.

Asbury would have been located within present day Perry County<2>.

The location of Asbury has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Asbury, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1832.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Asbury is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Asbury was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Asbury once stood is in the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named Asbury ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Asbury: This one is located in Perry County and the other is located in Hamilton County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 33 communities that are also named Asbury - they are located in Alabama (4), Georgia (2), Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland (2), Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey (2), New York (2), North Carolina (4), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (2), Tennessee (7) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Asbury ...

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

• Lancaster
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <5>
• Logan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Logan is located in Hocking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,933 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <5>
• Nelsonville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonville
  • Nelsonville is located in Athens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,119 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nelsonville <5>
• New Lexington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
  • New Lexington is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,671 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Lexington <5>
• Crooksville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crooksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooksville
  • Crooksville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crooksville <5>
• Roseville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Roseville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <5>
• Glouster
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glouster have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glouster
  • Glouster is located in Athens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glouster <5>
• Bremen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bremen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremen
  • Bremen is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bremen <5>
• Somerset
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
  • Somerset is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <5>
• Millersport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersport
  • Millersport is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersport <5>

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

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

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

Adding Asbury to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Asbury in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Asbury was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Asbury post office opened in 1832.

We also found Asbury in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Asbury.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/