30 PLACE NAMES IN THE UNITED STATES. [bull. 258. 
{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 Kailroad. 
Ashley; village in Gratiot County, Michigan, named for H. W. Ashley, general 
manager of the Ann Arbor Kailroad, 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, Con- 
necticut. 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 Perce 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, Kansas, 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." 
