Welcome to Altamont ...

Altamont is located in Alameda County<1>.

The location of Altamont has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Altamont, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Altamont is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Altamont lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Altamont ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Altamont - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, Florida, Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Manitoba, Maryland, Missouri, New Mexico, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Altamont.

Communities near Altamont ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Altamont.

• Antioch
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
  • Antioch is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 111,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antioch <4>
• Tracy
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tracy
  • Tracy is located in San Joaquin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,025 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tracy <4>
• Livermore
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livermore
  • Livermore is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 91,617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livermore <4>
• San Ramon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Ramon
  • San Ramon is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82,865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Ramon <4>
• Pleasanton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
  • Pleasanton is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,247 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasanton <4>
• Dublin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Dublin is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,936 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <4>
• Brentwood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brentwood
  • Brentwood is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brentwood <4>
• Danville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,883 people
  • Former name for Danville:
  • Inmanville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <4>
• Oakley
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
  • Oakley is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,710 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakley <4>
• Laddville ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Laddville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddville
  • Laddville is located in Alameda County

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 Altamont. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Altamont.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Altamont. 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 Altamont.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Altamont. See our Newspapers Page for Altamont.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Altamont ...

Looking for more information about Altamont? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Altamont, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Altamont.

Adding Altamont to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Altamont 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 Altamont was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Altamont post office opened in 1872.

We also found Altamont on a map titled Map of the Lincoln Highway (1915-1916).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Altamont.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Altamont. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Alameda County: www.acgov.org/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/