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]
The community's population was 150 in 1890,[3] 22 in 1900,[4] and 42 in 1920.[5]
ReferencesEdit
^ abU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Astor, Iowa
^Prince, Norm (2014). "Crawford County, Iowa, History". iagenweb.org. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
^Cram, George Franklin (1887). 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. G.F. Cram. pp. 367–369. from the original on July 8, 2021. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
^Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
^Company, Rand McNally and (1925). 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. Rand McNally & Company. pp. 188–190.
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astor, iowa, astor, unincorporated, community, crawford, county, state, iowa, unincorporated, communitycoordinates, 87000, 26667, 87000, 26667countryunited, statesstateiowacountycrawford, countyplatted1882elevation, time, zoneutc, central, summer, gnis, featur. Astor was an unincorporated community in Crawford County in the U S state of Iowa Astor Iowaunincorporated communityAstor IowaCoordinates 41 52 12 N 95 16 00 W 41 87000 N 95 26667 W 41 87000 95 26667CountryUnited StatesStateIowaCountyCrawford CountyPlatted1882Elevation 1 1 299 ft 396 m Time zoneUTC 6 Central CST Summer DST UTC 5 CDT GNIS feature ID464452 1 History Edit Plat map of Astor Iowa in 1908Astor 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 The community s population was 150 in 1890 3 22 in 1900 4 and 42 in 1920 5 References Edit a b U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Astor Iowa Prince Norm 2014 Crawford County Iowa History iagenweb org Retrieved September 28 2022 Cram George Franklin 1887 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 G F Cram pp 367 369 Archived from the original on July 8 2021 Retrieved July 28 2021 Cram s Modern Atlas The New Unrivaled New Census Edition J R Gray amp Company 1902 pp 203 207 Company Rand McNally and 1925 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 Rand McNally amp Company pp 188 190 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Astor Iowa amp oldid 1166486203, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
