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| Ashe County decreased in size in 1849 with the creation of Watauga County and again in 1859 with the creation of Alleghany County. Its population grew from 2,783 in 1800 to 24,284 in 2000. Click on the maps below to peruse the known towns and villages that came and went over the past two centuries or so - a few cannot be located since they do not show up on available maps of NC. | ||||
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