Welcome to Ashley Junction ...

Ashley Junction is located in Charleston County<1>.

The location of Ashley Junction has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ashley Junction, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

A typical abbreviation for Ashley Junction: Ashley Jct. (or less commonly used: Ashley Jctn.)

Ashley Junction is near sea level<3>.

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

The area code for Ashley Junction: (843)

Communities Also Named Ashley Junction ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Carolina communities named Ashley Junction: This one is located in Charleston County and the other is located in Berkeley County.

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

Communities near Ashley Junction ...

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

• Charleston
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the southeast of Ashley Junction.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 139,714 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Charleston
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston<5>
• Mount Pleasant
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the east of Ashley Junction.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,799 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Mount Pleasant
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant<5>
• Summerville
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
  • Summerville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the northwest of Ashley Junction.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,301 people
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summerville<5>
• Goose Creek
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Creek
  • Goose Creek lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<4> to the north of Ashley Junction.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,972 people
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goose Creek<5>
• Hanahan
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanahan
  • Hanahan lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the north of Ashley Junction.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,280 people
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanahan<5>
• James Island
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Island
  • James Island lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the south of Ashley Junction.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,226 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on James Island
• Hollywood
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
  • Hollywood lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> to the southwest of Ashley Junction.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,268 people
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollywood<5>
• Isle-of-Palms
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle-of-Palms
  • Isle-of-Palms lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the east of Ashley Junction.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,371 people
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Isle-of-Palms<5>
• Ravenel
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenel
  • Ravenel lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the southwest of Ashley Junction.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,768 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Ravenel
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenel<5>
• Folly Beach
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folly Beach
  • Folly Beach lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the south of Ashley Junction.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,682 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Folly Beach
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Folly Beach<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 Ashley Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ashley Junction.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ashley Junction ...

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

Adding Ashley Junction to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ashley Junction 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 Ashley Junction was on a map titled Map of South Carolina (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ashley Junction.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Charleston County: www.charlestoncounty.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/