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Welcome to Gaastra ...The city of Gaastra is located in the western region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP). Gaastra is located in Iron County<1>. The location of Gaastra has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Gaastra, you might consider that their post office opened in 1914. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Gaastra has a population of 324 people<3> (see below for details). The community of Gaastra is 1,630 feet [497 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Gaastra lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Gaastra, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT). Gaastra is located in the (906) area code. The ZIP code for Gaastra: 49927<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Gaastra had an population of 324 people. This is a decrease of 6.63% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.42% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Gaastra had a population of 347 people. This makes Gaastra the county's 4th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 347 people, the population of Gaastra increased 2.36% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 339 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Gaastra. Communities near Gaastra ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Gaastra.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Gaastra. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Gaastra. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Gaastra. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gaastra. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Gaastra. See our Newspapers Page for Gaastra. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gaastra ...Looking for more information about Gaastra? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Gaastra, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Gaastra. Adding Gaastra to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Gaastra 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 Gaastra was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956). We also found Gaastra in the book titled .<8> From that list, the Gaastra post office opened in 1914. For more details, see References and Mentions for Gaastra. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gaastra. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Iron County: www.iron.org/ The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/ Footnotes ...
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