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Welcome to Ashbys Corner ...

Ashbys Corner is located in Rappahannock County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Ashbys Corner: Ashbys Cor. (or less commonly used: Ashbys Crn.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Ashbys Corner for more information about variations on the name of Ashbys Corner.

Ashbys Corner is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Ashbys Corner: 540 & 826<3>

Communities near Ashbys Corner ...

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

  • Culpeper
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Luray
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Stanley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Madison
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Washington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rediviva
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rediviva is located in Rappahannock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rediviva
  • Peola Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Peola Mills is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peola Mills
  • Scrabble
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Scrabble is located in Rappahannock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
  • Slate Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Slate Mills is located in Rappahannock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Mills
  • Kimball
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Kimball is located in Page County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimball

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ashbys Corner ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Rappahannock, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ashbys Corner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Ashbys Corner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Ashbys Corner area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.