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The population of Ashburn is approximately 27,000 (1999).
The amount of land area in Ashburn is 17.648 sq. kilometers. Ashburn miscellany. Return to Index Ashburn location: 30 miles west of Washington, DC
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History & History Related Items Ashburn history: Here is a history page for Ashburn. Ashburn has had many names over the years before Ashburn became the official name. Some of them are Farmwell, Old Farmwell, Farmville, and Farmwell Station. It appears there was a nearby mansion by the name of Farmwell that the names were taken from. Ashburn came about when lightning struck an ash tree here which burned for a week in 1896. Onlookers came from miles away to see the "burning tree." Ashburn attractions: Belmont Forest Ashburn is home to four landmarks on the National Register of Historic Places: Belmont Plantation (1799), the Broad Run Bridge and Toll House (1820), the sanctuary of Ashburn Presbyterian Church (1878), and Janelia Farm (1936). Return to Index
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