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Welcome to Black Ash ...

Black Ash is located in Crawford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Black Ash, you might consider that their post office opened in 1860.

Black Ash is 1,550 feet [472 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Black Ash ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Black Ash ...

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

Adding Black Ash to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Black Ash 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 Black Ash was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Black Ash post office opened in 1860. The Black Ash post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Black Ash.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Crawford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Black Ash - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/