Welcome to Ashby ...

Ashby is located in Cumberland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ashby, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

Ashby is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Ashby is within the boundaries of the (804) area code.

Communities Also Named Ashby ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Ashby: This one is located in Cumberland County and the other is located in Warren County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 11 communities that are also named Ashby - they are located in Alabama, Indiana (2), Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nova Scotia, Tennessee, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Ashby ...

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

• Dillwyn
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillwyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillwyn
  • Dillwyn is located in Buckingham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillwyn <4>
• Columbia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Fluvanna County
  • Estimated population in 2016: 80 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Trenton Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
  • Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
• Lakeside Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
  • Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
• Cumberland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
  • Cumberland is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <4>
• Trents Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
  • Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
• Belona
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belona
  • Belona is located in Powhatan County
• Gravel Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
  • Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
• Gold Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
  • Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
• New Canton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
  • New Canton is located in Buckingham County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ashby ...

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

Adding Ashby to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ashby 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 Ashby was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ashby post office opened in 1873.

We also found Ashby in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ashby.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/