Welcome to Ash ...

Ash is located in Mason County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ash, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Ash is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Ash: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Ash ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Texas (2) and Washington.

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.

• Point Pleasant
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
  • Point Pleasant is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Pleasant <5>
• Ravenswood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
  • Ravenswood is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenswood <5>
• Gallipolis
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallipolis
  • Gallipolis is located in Gallia County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallipolis <5>
• Ripley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
  • Ripley is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <5>
• Middleport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleport
  • Middleport is located in Meigs County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleport <5>
• Pomeroy
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pomeroy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomeroy
  • Pomeroy is located in Meigs County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,740 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomeroy <5>
• New Haven
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
  • New Haven is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <5>
• Buffalo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <5>
• Mason
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mason is located in Mason County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 920 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <5>
• Syracuse
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
  • Syracuse is located in Meigs County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <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 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 the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ash was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ash post office opened in 1900.

We also found Ash on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ash.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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