Astor, Iowa

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

Astor, Iowa
unincorporated community
Astor, Iowa is located in Iowa
Astor, Iowa
Astor, Iowa
Coordinates: 41°52′12″N 95°16′00″W
CountryUnited States
StateIowa
CountyCrawford County
Platted1882
Elevation
[1]
1,299 ft (396 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID464452[1]

History
Plat map of Astor, Iowa, in 1908

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]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Astor, Iowa
  2. Prince, Norm (2014). "Crawford County, Iowa, History". iagenweb.org. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  3. 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.
  4. Cram's Modern Atlas: The New Unrivaled New Census Edition. J. R. Gray & Company. 1902. pp. 203–207.
  5. 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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