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Welcome to Astor ...

Astor is located in Crawford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Astor, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Astor is 1,290 feet [393 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Astor lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Astor: 712

Communities Also Named Astor ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Astor - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Massachusetts, Nevada and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Astor.

Communities near Astor ...

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

  • Denison
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Harlan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Manning
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Dunlap
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Arcadia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Arcadia is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 531 people
  • Dow City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Vail
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Vail is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vail <3>
  • Earling
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Earling is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earling
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
  • Templeton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Irwin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Astor ...

Looking for more information about Astor? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Astor.

Adding Astor to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Astor post office opened in 1882. The Astor post office closed in 1944.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Astor.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Crawford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Astor - 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/