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Welcome to Ash ...

Ash is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Ash is located in Houston County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ash, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Ash is 220 feet [67 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Ash lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Ash: 936

Communities Also Named Ash ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Ash: This one is located in Houston County and the other is located in Henderson County.

Beyond Texas, there are 17 communities that are also named Ash - they are located in California, Georgia, Maryland, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Ash ...

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

  • Crockett
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Centerville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Lovelady
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Latexo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Midway
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Leona
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Centerview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Centerview is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
  • Cooper
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cooper is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Porter Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Porter Springs is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Springs
  • Middleton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Middleton is located in Leon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ash ...

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

Adding Ash to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 Ash was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ash.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Houston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around 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.