Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Astral came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Astral 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 Astral. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about Astral, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)

Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast

Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911)

Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

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