Ashe; county in North Carolina;
Asheboro; town in Ashe County. Named for Samuel Ashe, governor of the State, 1795-1798.
Ashersville; village in Clay County, Indiana, named for John Asher, its founder.
Ashflat; village in Sharp County, Arkansas, named from a prairie upon which the town is situated, in early days surrounded by ash timber.
Ashford; village in Henry County, Alabama, named for Thomas Ashford, or his son, Frederick A. Ashford.
Ashkum; village in Iroquois County, Illinois. An Indian word meaning "more and more."
Ashland; city in Clark County, Kansas; towns in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Benton County, Mississippi, and Boone County, Missouri; village in Saunders County, Nebraska; town in Greene County, New York; county, and town in same county, in Ohio; borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania; county in Wisconsin; and many other cities, towns, and villages; named for the home of Henry Clay in Kentucky.
Ashland; city in Boyd County, Kentucky, so named, according to Henry Clay, from the ash timber which abounded in the vicinity. His home was also called "Ashland."
Ashley; county in Arkansas, named for Senator Chester Ashley.
Ashley; city in Washington County, Illinois, named for Colonel Ashley, of the Illinois Central Railroad.
Ashley; village in Gratiot County, Michigan, named for H. W. Ashley, general manager of the Ann Arbor Railroad, which passes through the village.
Ashley; town in Pike County, Missouri, named for Gen. W. H. Ashley, lieutenant governor 1821-1824.
Ashley; river in South Carolina which unites with the Cooper, both named for the Earl of Shaftesbury, Lord Anthony Ashley Cooper, one of the original proprietors.
Ashley; lake in Utah, named for its discoverer, W. H. Ashley, a St. Louis fur trader.
Ashley Falls; village in the town of Sheffield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts;
Ashley Mountain; mountain in the town of Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut. Named for Brig, or Maj. Gen. John Ashley, of the Revolutionary war.
Ashmore; township and village in Coles County, Illinois, named for the founder, Hezikiah J. Ashmore.
Ashowugh; island off the coast of Connecticut, near New London. An Indian word meaning "halfway place," or "place between."
Ashtabula; village in Barnes County, North Dakota, named from the city in Ohio.
Ashtabula; county, city in same county, and river, in Ohio. An Indian word meaning "fish river."
Ashton; city in Spink County, South Dakota, so named because of the heavy growth of ash timber.
Ashuelot; river, and village in Cheshire County, in New Hampshire. An Indian word meaning "collection of many waters."
Asotin; county in Washington; a Nez Pero£ Indian word, meaning "eel creek."
Aspen; town in Pitkin County, Colorado, which takes its name from a near-by mountain, Quaking Asp.
Aspetuc; river and hill in New Milford, Connecticut. An Indian word, meaning "a height."
Asproom; mountain in Connecticut. An Indian word, meaning "high," "lofty."
Assaria; city in Saline County, Kansan, named from a church which was built by Swedish Lutherans previous to the incorporation of the place. The word means "In God is our help."
