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Welcome to Astoria ...The village of Astoria is located in Fulton County<1>. The location of Astoria has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> The pronunciation of Astoria: as-TOH-ri-uh<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Astoria, you might consider that their post office opened in 1837. The village was incorporated January 24, 1839. When the people of Astoria refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Astorian<4> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Astoria has a population of 1,032 people<5> (see below for details). Astoria is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<6>. Time Zone: Astoria lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Astoria is located in the (309) area code. The ZIP code for Astoria: 61501<7> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Astoria had an population of 1,032 people. This is a decrease of 9.55% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 13.5% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Astoria had a population of 1,141 people. This makes Astoria the county's 5th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,141 people, the population of Astoria decreased 4.36% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,193 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Astoria. Communities Also Named Astoria ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Astoria - they are located in Georgia, Missouri, New York, Ohio, Oregon and South Dakota. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Astoria. Communities near Astoria ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Astoria.
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 Astoria. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Astoria. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Astoria. 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 Astoria. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Astoria. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Astoria. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Astoria ...Looking for more information about Astoria? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Astoria, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Astoria. Adding Astoria to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Astoria 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 Astoria was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9> We also found Astoria in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846). For more details, see References and Mentions for Astoria. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Astoria. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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