Welcome to Astoria ...Astoria is located in Wright County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Astoria, you might consider that their post office opened in 1844. When the people of Astoria refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Astorian<2> Astoria is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Astoria lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Astoria: 417 Communities Also Named Astoria ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Astoria - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, 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. 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. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Astoria, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Astoria. Adding Astoria to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Astoria in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Astoria was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Astoria. Footnotes ...
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