Ashley is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Doddridge County
Doddridge County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 7,808. Its county seat is West Union.
Doddridge County is part of the Clarksburg, West Virginia, WV Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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,
West Virginia
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, United States. Ashley is located along
West Virginia Route 23
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and
McElroy Creek
McElroy Creek is a tributary of Middle Island Creek, long, in northern West Virginia in the United States. Via Middle Island Creek and the Ohio River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of U.S. Geological S ...
, northeast of
West Union.
The community was named in honor of the local Ash family.
References
Unincorporated communities in Doddridge County, West Virginia
Unincorporated communities in West Virginia
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