Asherville, Indiana

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Asherville
Unincorporated community
Asherville is located in Clay County, Indiana
Asherville
Asherville
Location in Clay County
Coordinates: 39°28′29″N 87°03′44″W / 39.47472°N 87.06222°W / 39.47472; -87.06222Coordinates: 39°28′29″N 87°03′44″W / 39.47472°N 87.06222°W / 39.47472; -87.06222
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyClay
TownshipJackson
Elevation
659 ft (201 m)
ZIP code
47834
FIPS code18-02368[1]
GNIS feature ID447632[2]

Asherville is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Clay County, Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History[]

John Asher laid out Asherville in 1873.[3] At the same time, a post office was built and remained in operation until its discontinuation in 1912.[4]

Geography[]

Asherville is located at

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39°28′29″N 87°03′44″W / 39.47472°N 87.06222°W / 39.47472; -87.06222.

References[]

  1. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "Asherville, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  3. ^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 298.
  4. ^ "Clay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 30 August 2014.


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