Welcome to Askew ...

So far, we found very little information about Askew. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Askew to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Askew - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Askew, please Contact Us.

Askew was located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

While we don't have the exact location of Askew , we believe that it would have been located within present day Hopkins County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Askew, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Time Zone: The area where Askew was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Askew was located: 903 & 430<3>

Communities Also Named Askew ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Askew - they are located in Arkansas, Florida and Mississippi.

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

Adding Askew to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Askew 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 Askew was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Askew in the book titled .<4> X3X - From that list, the Askew post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Askew.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Hopkins County: www.hopkinscountytx.org/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Askew, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hopkins, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 903 code has been Overlayed with the 430 area code. New phone numbers in the Askew area will be assigned with one of these codes: 903 or 430. As a result, placing a call in the Askew area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/