Jump to content

Ashland, Delaware

Coordinates: 39°47′59″N 75°39′26″W / 39.79972°N 75.65722°W / 39.79972; -75.65722
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ashland, Delaware
Ashland is located in Delaware
Ashland
Ashland
Ashland is located in the United States
Ashland
Ashland
Coordinates: 39°47′59″N 75°39′26″W / 39.79972°N 75.65722°W / 39.79972; -75.65722
CountryUnited States
StateDelaware
CountyNew Castle
Elevation
157 ft (48 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code302
GNIS feature ID216020[1]

Ashland is an unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States.[1] Ashland is located at the intersection of Delaware Route 82 and Barley Mill Road along the Red Clay Creek.[2]

History

[edit]

Ashland's population was 150 in 1890,[3] and was 146 in 1900.[4]

The Ashland Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[5]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "Ashland". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Delaware Department of Transportation (2008). Delaware Official Transportation Map (PDF) (Map). Dover: Delaware Department of Transportation. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  3. ^ Cram, George Franklin (1887). Cram's Universal Atlas: Geographical, Astronomical and Historical, Containing a Complete Series of Maps of Modern Geography, Illustrated by Numerous Views and Charts ; the Whole Supplemented with Valuable Statistics, Diagrams, and a Complete Gazetteer of the United States. G.F. Cram. p. 356.
  4. ^ Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. p. 84.
  5. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.