Ashland, Indiana

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Ashland, Indiana
Ashland is located in Indiana
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
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyHenry
TownshipLiberty
Elevation
1,112 ft (339 m)
ZIP code
47362
FIPS code18-02422[1]
GNIS feature ID430310[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

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

References[]

  1. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "Ashland, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b 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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