Ashley,_Missouri

Ashley, Missouri

Ashley, Missouri

Census-Designated Place in Missouri, United States

Ashley is a census-designated place in Pike County, Missouri, United States.[2] It is located on Route 161, approximately six miles south of Bowling Green.[3]

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Ashley was platted in 1836.[4] The community was named for William Henry Ashley, who served as lieutenant governor in the 1820s.[5] A post office called Ashley was established in 1835, and remained in operation until 1965.[6]

Demographics

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Transportation

While there is no fixed-route transit service in Ashley, intercity bus service is provided by Burlington Trailways in nearby Bowling Green.[8]

References

  1. [1]
    "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  2. [2]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ashley, Missouri
  3. [3]
    Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, First ed. 1998 p. 32 ISBN 0899332242
  4. [4]
    "Pike County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  5. [5]
    Eaton, David Wolfe (1917). How Missouri Counties, Towns and Streams Were Named. The State Historical Society of Missouri. pp. 341.
  6. [6]
    "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
  7. [7]
    "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  8. [8]
    "Missouri Bus Stops". Retrieved September 28, 2023.


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