Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Astoria came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Astoria in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Astoria. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Astoria data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Astoria:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, an Express Office, no Railroad mentioned

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Astoria was listed as Astoria Courthouse.

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

Auto Trails Map of Oregon (1925)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Mobile Oil Map of Oregon (1949)
Published by Mobile Oil Company

Astoria is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Astoria in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Astoria for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Astoria. See our Misc Page for Astoria for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Astoria:

Astoria was mentioned in the following schedule:

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924)