Ashland Map
Ashland is a town located just north of Richmond in Hanover County, Virginia., United States. The population was 6,619 at the 2000 census. Ashland is home to Randolph-Macon College (1830). "The Center of the Universe" is a popular thematic phrase displayed on signs in the town.
Ashland is located at 37°45?34?N 77°28?38?W / 37.75944°N 77.47722°W / 37.75944; -77.47722 (37.759361, -77.477226).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 7.2 square miles (18.7 km²), of which, 7.2 square miles (18.6 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.55%) is water.
Nearby cities include Mechanicsville, Richmond, Bon Air, Highland Springs, Sandston.