Ashboro, Indiana

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

Ashboro
Unincorporated community
Ashboro
Coordinates: 39°23′56″N 87°06′21″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Clay
Township	Sugar Ridge
Elevation	610 ft (190 m)
ZIP code	47840
FIPS code	18-02332[1]
GNIS feature ID	449615[2]

History

Ashboro was founded in 1858.^[3] It was named after Asheboro, North Carolina.^[4]

A post office was established at Ashboro in 1858, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1918. The post office was officially spelled Ashborough in early years.^[5]

Geography

Ashboro is located at 39°23′56″N 87°06′21″W.

References

1. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Ashboro, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
3. Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Clay and Owen, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. pp. 266.
4. Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 54. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. The name was borrowed from Asheboro, North Carolina.
5. "Clay County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved August 30, 2014.