Ashland, Indiana

Ashland
Unincorporated community
Ashland
Coordinates: 39°55′34″N 85°18′16″W / 39.92611°N 85.30444°W / 39.92611; -85.30444Coordinates: 39°55′34″N 85°18′16″W / 39.92611°N 85.30444°W / 39.92611; -85.30444
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Henry
Township	Liberty
Elevation	1,112 ft (339 m)
ZIP code	47362
FIPS code	18-02422[1]
GNIS feature ID	430310[2]

Ashland is an unincorporated community in Liberty Township, Henry County, Indiana.

History

Ashland was originally called Mullen's Station.^[3] The town was officially renamed Ashland, likely after the city of Ashland, Ohio, in the 1850s.^[3] A post office was established as Ashland in 1848, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1910.^[4]

Geography

Ashland is located at 39°55′34″N 85°18′16″W / 39.92611°N 85.30444°W / 39.92611; -85.30444.

References

1. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ↑ "Ashland, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10. 
3. 1 2 Hazzard, George (1906). Hazzard's History of Henry County, Indiana, 1822-1906. G. Hazzard, author and publisher. p. 924. 
4. ↑ "Henry County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 February 2015. 

Municipalities and communities of Henry County, Indiana, United States County seat: New Castle City New Castle Towns Blountsville Cadiz Dunreith Greensboro Kennard Knightstown Lewisville Middletown Mooreland Mount Summit Shirley‡ Spiceland Springport Straughn Sulphur Springs Townships Blue River Dudley Fall Creek Franklin Greensboro Harrison Henry Jefferson Liberty Prairie Spiceland Stoney Creek Wayne Unincorporated communities Ashland Corwin Foley Grant City Hillsboro Honey Creek Knox Luray Maple Valley Mechanicsburg Messick Millville Mount Lawn New Lisbon Ogden Raysville Rogersville Stone Quarry Mills Van Nuys Westwood Woodville Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties