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Welcome to Askew ...So far, we found very little information about Askew. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Askew to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Askew - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Askew, please Contact Us. Askew was located in the Piney Woods (East Texas). While we don't have the exact location of Askew , we believe that it would have been located within present day Hopkins County<2>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Askew, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901. Time Zone: The area where Askew was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The location where Askew once stood is in the (903) and (430)<3> area codes. Communities Also Named Askew ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Askew - they are located in Arkansas, Florida and Mississippi. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Askew. Adding Askew to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Askew in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Askew was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911). We also found Askew in the book titled .<4> From that list, the Askew post office opened in 1901. For more details, see References and Mentions for Askew. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Hopkins County: www.hopkinscountytx.org/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/ Footnotes ...
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