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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
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyClay
TownshipSugar Ridge
Elevation
610 ft (190 m)
ZIP code
47840
FIPS code18-02332[1]
GNIS feature ID449615[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 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. 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 30 August 2014.


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