Fort Ashby, West Virginia | |
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  Fort Ashby Location of Fort Ashby, West Virginia  Fort Ashby Fort Ashby (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°29′52″N 78°45′04″W / 39.49778°N 78.75111°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  West Virginia |
| County | Mineral |
| Named for | Fort Ashby |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.2 km2 (3.6 sq mi) |
| • Land | 9.2 km2 (3.5 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.1 km2 (0.04 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 188 m (617 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,380 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 26719 |
| Area code | 304 |
| FIPS code | 54-28444[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2389101[2] |
Fort Ashby is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States, along Patterson Creek. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,380 at the 2010 census.[3] The community was originally chartered as Frankfort and then known as Alaska before it took the name of its well-known historic landmark.[5] Fort Ashby is the location of the Mineral County Fair.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fort Ashby, West Virginia
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 246.