Welcome to Ashville ...

The village of Ashville is located in Pickaway County<1>.

The location of Ashville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Ashville: ASH-vil<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ashville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1847.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ashville has a population of 4,388 people<4> (see below for details).

Ashville is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<5>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ashville had an population of 4,388 people. This is an increase of 7.1% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 38.25% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ashville had a population of 4,097 people (which is 7.35% of the total population of Pickaway County). This makes Ashville the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Ashville represents 0.04% of the total population of Ohio (which has 11,536,504 people), making it the state's 279th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,097 people, the population of Ashville increased 29.08% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,174 people).

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

Communities Also Named Ashville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Ashville - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

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

Communities near Ashville ...

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

• Columbus
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Columbus is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 903,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <6>
• Grove City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
  • Grove City is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove City <6>
• Lancaster
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • 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 <6>
• Reynoldsburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsburg
  • Reynoldsburg is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reynoldsburg <6>
• Pickerington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickerington
  • Pickerington is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickerington <6>
• Whitehall
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
  • Whitehall is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <6>
• Circleville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circleville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
  • Circleville is located in Pickaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Circleville <6>
• Bexley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bexley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
  • Bexley is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bexley <6>
• Canal Winchester
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canal Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Winchester
  • Canal Winchester is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canal Winchester <6>
• Grandview Heights
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview Heights
  • Grandview Heights is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,084 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview Heights <6>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ashville. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Ashville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ashville ...

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

Adding Ashville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ashville 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 Ashville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Ashville post office opened in 1847.

We also found Ashville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ashville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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