Ashland, Indiana

Ashland
Unincorporated community
Ashland
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. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. 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.


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