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Welcome to Ashland, Virginia.
Ashland is a town located just north of Richmond in Hanover County, Virginia. The population was 6,619 at the 2000 census. Ashland is home to Randolph-Macon College (1830). Locals like to call Ashland "The Center of the Universe".
Snow-Covered Randolph-Macon College
Developed by the railroad as a mineral springs resort, the origin of the town dates back to the late 1840s. Officially incorporated on February 19, 1858, the town was named "Ashland" after native son Henry Clay's estate in Kentucky. With the relocation of Randolph Macon College to Ashland in 1868, the town evolved from a railroad resort to a small college town. The construction of U.S. Rt. 1, and later I-95, further shaped the Town character and development.
The Town of Ashland, when originally incorporated in 1858, consisted of one square mile. Today, the Town has grown through several annexations to a size of 7.02 square miles, one of the larger towns in land area in Virginia. This growth has produced a diverse collection of neighborhoods and businesses with a blend of architectural styles from large Victorian homes to modern office buildings. Therefore, as the Town continues to evolve and expand, it will strive to maintain a high quality of life by preserving the diversity of the past and capturing the technologies and development of the future.
Randolph-Macon College is a private, co-educational liberal arts college located in Ashland, Virginia, near the capital city of Richmond. Founded in 1830, the school has an enrollment of about 1,125 students. The college offers bachelor's degrees in education, business, international relations, and computer science, in addition to the liberal arts. Its computer science department is one of the oldest in the country; in the 1960s when the program was established, many academics believed computer science to be the stuff of trade or secretarial schools.
Ashland Virginia has a number of small businesses including restaurants, hardware, clothing, tanning, barber and hair shops, etc. Ashland Virginia is much more than this.
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Local daily news in Ashland:
Residents critical of CSB action
Three Hanover County residents approached the Board of Supervisors last week to express their concerns about the Community Services Board.
AARP has driver safety class
AARP will conduct a two-day Driver Safety Course at Ashland's Duncan Memorial United Methodist Church Oct.
Robert E. Kilmer
STAUNTON - Robert Earl Kilmer, 66, husband of Ethelyn Kilmer, of 165 Eureka Mill Road, died Saturday, Aug.
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Places of interest:
Glen Allen, VA (6.9 miles), Laurel, VA (8.9 miles), Chamberlayne, VA (9.3 miles), Wyndham, VA (10.1 miles), Lakeside, VA (10.3 miles), Dumbarton, VA (10.6 miles), Mechanicsville, VA (12.8 miles), Tuckahoe, VA (13.2 miles).
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