Access Ashland Phone Directory
The Ashland phone directory is the fastest way to find a town office, police line, or staff contact in Ashland, Virginia. Most Ashland numbers and email addresses live on the Ashland government overview. You can search the Ashland phone directory by department, by name, or by service. This page pulls together every line you might need so you do not have to dig. Look up a contact, place a call, or send an email in just a few clicks.
Ashland Phone Directory Overview
Where to Search the Ashland Phone Directory
The first stop for any Ashland phone directory search is the town's own staff page at Ashland government overview. The town keeps it fresh. Names, lines, and emails sit in one spot. You can call the right desk on the first try. The main town number is 804-798-9219, and the front office sits at 121 Thompson Street, Ashland, VA 23005. From there, staff can route your call.
If you need a Ashland phone directory contact for police, parks, or public works, the same town site has each office on its own page. Most pages list a chief, a fax line, and an email. Some have a contact form too. The town updates these as staff change. That makes the Ashland phone directory more useful than a third-party list.
Note: For the most current Ashland phone directory, always check the town's own page before you call.
Key Ashland Phone Directory Lines
Most folks need just a few core lines in the Ashland phone directory. The list below covers the ones you will use most. Each one comes from the town's own staff page.
- Clerk of Council / FOIA Officer: Doug Goodman dougg@ashlandva.gov
- Town Hall main: 804-798-9219
- Ashland Police Department: Ashland PD
- Parks & Recreation: Hanover County partner
If your call is for an emergency, dial 911. The lines above are for non-emergency questions, records, forms, and routine help. The Ashland phone directory does not list home or cell numbers for staff. You reach them at the office line.
Ashland Phone Directory Screenshots
The team at Ashland government overview keeps an updated set of Ashland phone directory contacts on its page. Take a look at the layout below.
Use the page above to call the right office in Ashland or to send a quick note by email.
The team at Ashland town homepage keeps an updated set of Ashland phone directory contacts on its page. Take a look at the layout below.
Use the page above to call the right office in Ashland or to send a quick note by email.
The team at Ashland Records & Information FOIA page keeps an updated set of Ashland phone directory contacts on its page. Take a look at the layout below.
Use the page above to call the right office in Ashland or to send a quick note by email.
Ashland County Records and Phone Directory
For records held at the county level, head to the Hanover County phone directory page. Ashland sits inside Hanover County, so the county clerk and circuit court hold many of the bigger files. The Ashland phone directory does not always cover what the county handles. For deeds, marriage licenses, court cases, and big land records, you go to the county. For town parks, town police, and town utilities, you stay with the Ashland phone directory.
The Virginia court system runs a free case lookup at eapps.courts.state.va.us/gdcourts/. You can search General District Court files there. The state portal at vacourts.gov covers more case types. Both work alongside the Ashland phone directory when you need a court contact.
FOIA Requests Through the Ashland Phone Directory
Virginia opens most public records under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, codified at Va. Code § 2.2-3700. The law sets the rules for how a town like Ashland must reply. The custodian can ask you for your name and a legal address, per § 2.2-3704. Staff have five working days to respond.
To file a FOIA request through the Ashland phone directory, call the town clerk at 804-798-9219 or use the email on the town site. You can ask for records by mail, fax, email, in person, or by phone. The town does not need a written request, but a written one helps lock in the details. Keep your request narrow. List the records by date, by office, or by topic.
If staff need more time, the law gives them seven extra days under § 2.2-3704.2. Cost rules sit in § 2.2-3714. The town can charge for staff time, copies, and search costs. Most small Ashland requests come back free or for a few dollars. If your job will run more than $200, the town can ask for a deposit first.
Some records get held back. Personnel files, attorney work, and active police files often fall under § 2.2-3705.1. The Ashland phone directory does not list private staff data for that reason. If you think a request was wrong, you can call the Virginia FOIA Council at foiacouncil.dls.virginia.gov for a free advisory opinion.
Other Ways to Use the Ashland Phone Directory
Beyond the town site, several other tools help you fill in the Ashland phone directory. The Virginia Department of Health runs a vital records portal at vdh.virginia.gov. That covers birth, death, marriage, and divorce. Each one comes with its own contact line. None of those lines sit in the town hall, so you call VDH instead.
Voter info is at vote.elections.virginia.gov. The general registrar in Hanover County runs voting in Ashland. The state runs the lookup. You can check your status, find your polling place, and get the local registrar phone with one search. That fills out the Ashland phone directory for civic life.
For sex offender data, the Virginia State Police keep a public list under § 9.1-902. Criminal history checks fall under § 19.2-390.1. None of that sits in the Ashland phone directory itself, but the lines route through state offices that you can call from the same town hall page.
How to Use the Ashland Phone Directory
Pick a need first. Then match it to a department. The Ashland phone directory groups lines by office, not by topic. So if you want a parking ticket waived, you call finance, not police. If you want a noise complaint heard, you call police, not town hall. A bit of guess work helps. When in doubt, call the main town line at 804-798-9219 and ask staff to route you.
Most calls in Ashland get answered the same day. Email may be slower. Some offices reply within one work day. Others take three. The town staff page often lists hours next to each line. Check the hours first. Many small offices close at lunch.
If you need a record copy, ask for it by name. The clerk can quote a fee. Plain paper copies usually run a quarter each. Some files come free if they take less than ten dollars in staff time. The Ashland phone directory page can confirm the latest rates.
State Laws Behind the Ashland Phone Directory
Virginia treats most public records as open. Under Va. Code § 2.2-3700, every record held by a public body is presumed open. A town can only hold one back if a clear law says so. That keeps the Ashland phone directory honest. Staff cannot refuse a basic request without a real legal reason.
Health records have their own rules. Under § 32.1-271, vital records like birth and death stay closed for set periods. A 50-year wait covers death records. A 100-year wait covers birth records. Marriage and divorce open after 25 years. The Ashland phone directory points you to VDH for any of those.
The cost rules under § 2.2-3704 and § 2.2-3707 matter for any meeting record. The law also covers open meetings. Town councils in Ashland post agendas and minutes online. Those filings tie back into the Ashland phone directory because the clerk listed there is the one who posts them.
More Ashland Phone Directory Resources
Below are extra pages tied to the Ashland phone directory. Each one comes from the official town site or from a state body that serves Ashland.
Nearby Cities Phone Directory
If you cannot find what you need in Ashland, check a nearby city. These towns and cities sit close by and have their own phone directory pages.