Ashby is an unincorporated community in Grant County, Nebraska, United States. Its elevation is 3,843 feet (1,173 m), and it is located at (42.0219276, -101.9276811). It lies along Nebraska Highway 2, 9 miles (14½ km) west-northwest of Hyannis, the county seat of Grant County.Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '05. Skokie: Rand McNally, 2005, p. 62. It has a post office with the ZIP code 69333.USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
History Ashby got its start following construction of the railroad through the territory. It was named after the town of Ashby, Massachusetts by a railroad official.Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-03-09. Accessed 2007-12-28. A 1925 edition is available for download at University of Nebraska—Lincoln Digital Commons.
The Ashby post office was established in 1908.
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