Ashboro, Indiana

Ashboro
Unincorporated community
Ashboro
Coordinates: 39°23′56″N 87°06′21″W / 39.39889°N 87.10583°WCoordinates: 39°23′56″N 87°06′21″W / 39.39889°N 87.10583°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]

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

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 / 39.39889°N 87.10583°W.

References

1. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. "Ashboro, 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. p. 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 30 August 2014.