Astor, Iowa Explained

Official Name:Astor, Iowa
Pushpin Map:Iowa
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Iowa
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Crawford County
Established Title:Platted
Established Date:1882
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:1299
Coordinates:41.87°N -95.2667°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:464452

Astor was an unincorporated community in Crawford County, in the U.S. state of Iowa.

Geography

Astor was located in Nishnabotny Township on county road M38 where that road crosses the present-day BNSF Railway line.[1]

History

Astor was platted on the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St Paul Railroad in 1882 by Alexander Liedlum. Astor had a Methodist church, a school, a grain elevator, and a general store which also served as the post office. The town grew quickly, but railroad officials set the junction of the rail line two miles northeast, to nearby Manilla. Many residents in Astor then moved their houses to Manilla, pulling them on horse-drawn skids. The community was slowly abandoned.[2]

In the 1880s, a church and parsonage were built in Aster. The church was moved to nearby Manilla around 1887.

Even after several years of decline, in 1911 Astor was said to have maintained its identity as "a pleasant little village" and had a "good store, good school, and a post office."[3]

The community's population was 150 in 1890,[4] 22 in 1900,[5] and 42 in 1920.[6] The population of Astor was 28 in 1940.[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Iowa Atlas and Gazetteer . 2021 . Garmin, Ltd . Yarmouth, ME . 36.
  2. Web site: Prince . Norm . 2014 . Crawford County, Iowa, History . 2022-09-28 . iagenweb.org . September 28, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220928122041/http://iagenweb.org/crawford/history/astor.html . live .
  3. Book: Meyers, F. W. . History of Crawford County, Iowa: A Record of Settlement, Organization, Progress and Achievement . 1911 . S. J. Clarke publishing Company . 268, 473 . en . January 17, 2024 . January 8, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240108085217/https://books.google.com/books?id=Z4QUAAAAYAAJ . live .
  4. Book: Cram, George Franklin . Cram's Universal Atlas: Geographical, Astronomical and Historical, Containing a Complete Series of Maps of Modern Geography, Illustrated by Numerous Views and Charts; the Whole Supplemented with Valuable Statistics, Diagrams, and a Complete Gazetteer of the United States . 1887 . G.F. Cram . 367–369 . en . 2021-07-28 . 2021-07-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210708045124/https://books.google.com/books?id=CPAwAQAAMAAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&pg=PA330&dq=cram%2527s+1885+atlas&hl=en . live .
  5. Book: Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition . 1902 . J. R. Gray & Company . 203–207 . en . September 28, 2022 . December 29, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231229210727/https://books.google.com/books?id=9AzrWecxN1wC . live .
  6. Book: Premier Atlas of the World: Containing Maps of All Countries of the World, with the Most Recent Boundary Decisions, and Maps of All the States, Territories, and Possessions of the United States with Population Figures from the Latest Official Census Reports, Also Data of Interest Concerning International and Domestic Political Questions . 1925 . Rand McNally & Company . 188–190 . en . September 28, 2022 . December 29, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231229220633/https://books.google.com/books?id=WqRRAQAAMAAJ . live .
  7. Book: The Attorneys List . United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department . 1940 . 292 . en . 2023-12-18 . November 3, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221103000157/https://books.google.com/books?id=ZTcjAQAAMAAJ . live .

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