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Welcome to Astor Park ...

Astor Park is located in Lake County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Astor Park, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

Astor Park is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Astor Park lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Astor Park: 352

Communities near Astor Park ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Astor Park.

  • De Land
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Umatilla
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Pierson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Crescent City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Emporia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Emporia is located in Volusia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emporia
  • Barberville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Acron ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Acron is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acron
  • Lake Kathryn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lake Kathryn is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Kathryn
  • Paisley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Pittman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Pittman is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman

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 Astor Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Astor Park.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Astor Park. 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 Astor Park.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Astor Park. See our Newspapers Page for Astor Park.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Astor Park ...

Looking for more information about Astor Park? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Astor Park, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Astor Park.

Adding Astor Park to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Astor Park 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 (so far) for Astor Park was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Astor Park post office opened in 1890. The Astor Park post office closed in 1942.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Astor Park.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Astor Park - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/