Welcome to Astico ...
Astico is located in Dodge County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Astico, you might consider that their post office opened in 1916.
Astico is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Astico lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Astico: (920) and (274)<3>
Communities near Astico ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Astico.
- Sun Prairie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
- Sun Prairie is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35,119 people
- Watertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watertown
- Watertown is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,370 people
- Beaver Dam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Beaver Dam is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,303 people
- Lake Mills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mills
- Lake Mills is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,014 people
- Columbus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,117 people
- Marshall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Marshall is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,016 people
- Horicon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Waterloo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Johnson Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek
- Johnson Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,065 people
- Juneau
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneau
- Juneau is located in Dodge County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Astico. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Astico.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Astico. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Astico.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Astico. See our Newspapers Page for Astico.
Adding Astico to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Astico 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 Astico was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Astico post office opened in 1916.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Astico.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Astico. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dodge County: www.co.dodge.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Dodge, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Astico - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | Area code (274) is an overlay for area code (920). |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |