This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Wig Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/zk.2ADI/2188 Message Board Post: Can someone tell me where Astor, Iowa was/is located - it's not on my atlas. I have an article written about early settlers in Shelby County and it states "The first Norwegians at Astor were B. J. O. Wig....."