Ashford, North Carolina

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Asheville. It is located about 39 miles [62 km] to the southwest of Ashford and has a population of 68,889 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Johnson City (TN). It is located about 40 miles [64 km] to the northwest of Ashford and has a population of 55,469 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Black Mountain	SW	27 mi [43.45 km]	7,877	4.87% increase
	Boone	NE	28 mi [45.06 km]	13,945	3.51% increase
	Conover	E	42 mi [67.6 km]	7,286	10.33% increase
	Forest City	S	37 mi [59.5 km]	7,172	4.99% decrease
	Hendersonville	SW	47 mi [75.6 km]	12,005	15.21% increase
	Hickory	E	36 mi [57.9 km]	41,305	10.97% increase
	Lenoir	NE	28 mi [45.06 km]	17,890	6.53% increase
	Lincolnton	SE	48 mi [77.2 km]	10,859	8.97% increase
	Mills River	SW	49 mi [78.9 km]	---
	Morganton	SE	16 mi [25.75 km]	17,194	0.67% decrease
	Newton	E	42 mi [67.6 km]	13,372	6.46% increase
	Shelby	SE	46 mi [74 km]	21,449	10.12% increase
	Bristol (TN)	N	49 mi [78.9 km]	25,817	4.01% increase
	Elizabethton (TN)	NW	35 mi [56.3 km]	13,955	4.36% increase
	Erwin (TN)	NW	32 mi [51.5 km]	5,802	3.42% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bakersville	NW	15 mi [24.14 km]	350	1.96% decrease
	Brindle Town	SE	18 mi [28.97 km]	---
	Crossnore	N	10 mi [16.09 km]	227	6.2% decrease
	Elk Park	N	19 mi [30.58 km]	429	6.54% decrease
	Gamewell	E	19 mi [30.58 km]	3,872	6.26% increase
	Glen Alpine	SE	13 mi [20.92 km]	1,084	0.55% decrease
	Grandfather	N	16 mi [25.75 km]	69	5.48% decrease
	Magnolia	SE	17 mi [27.36 km]	---
	Marion	S	13 mi [20.92 km]	5,144	4.07% increase
	Newland	N	14 mi [22.53 km]	655	6.96% decrease
	Salem	SE	18 mi [28.97 km]	---
	Spruce Pine	NW	7 mi [11.27 km]	1,981	2.41% decrease
	Stamey Town	N	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
	Sugar Mountain	N	18 mi [28.97 km]	212	6.19% decrease
	West Marion	S	15 mi [24.14 km]	---

McDowell County

Ashford is located in McDowell County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of McDowell: Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Mitchell, Rutherford and Yancey.

While not sharing a border with McDowell, the following counties are close to Ashford: Caldwell, Watauga and Carter (TN).

Below are counties that are near Ashford (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Ashford:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Ashford
	Alexander County	E	Little River	35 miles [56 km]
	Ashe County	NE	Brownwood	35 miles [56 km]
	Avery County	N	Linville Falls	6 miles [9 km]
	Buncombe County	SW	Montreat	25 miles [40 km]
	Burke County	NE	Wisemans View	3 miles [4 km]
	Caldwell County	E	Brown Mountain Beach	12 miles [19 km]
	Catawba County	SE	Advent Crossroads	32 miles [51 km]
	Cleveland County	SE	Casar	30 miles [48 km]
	Henderson County	SW	Bat Cave	34 miles [54 km]
	Lincoln County	SE	Laurel Hill	33 miles [53 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for North Carolina<3>

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