THE ASHVILLE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Southern Shale Valleys setting.
Ashville city has 19.2 square miles of land in St. Clair County. Its Census reference point is in Southern Shale Valleys, within Ridge and Valley.
Long, roughly parallel ridges and valleys follow folded and faulted rock layers. Limestone valleys, sandstone ridges and other geologic contrasts produce varied terrain and numerous regional springs and caves.
Regional context: Ridge and Valley ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Ashville and St. Clair County
Ashville is associated with St. Clair County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Ashville by land and water
The Census records 0.19 square miles of water within Ashville, or 1% of its total area. It is 2.4 percentage points lower than the 3.3% recorded for St. Clair County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Ashville city has 2.9 times the land area of nearby Steele town (6.71 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

