Fort Ashby, West Virginia
Fort Ashby, West Virginia | |
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| Coordinates: 39°29′52″N 78°45′04″W / 39.49778°N 78.75111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Mineral |
| Named after | 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 (2010) | |
• 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 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2389101 |
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. The community was originally chartered as Frankfort and then known as Alaska before it took the name of its well-known historic landmark. Fort Ashby is the location of the Mineral County Fair.