Welcome to Alta Vista ...

So far, we found very little information about Alta Vista. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Alta Vista to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Alta Vista, please Contact Us.

Alta Vista would have been located within present day Daviess County<2>.

The location of Alta Vista has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alta Vista, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1865.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Alta Vista is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Alta Vista was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Alta Vista still existed, it would have been in the (660) area code.

Communities Also Named Alta Vista ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Alta Vista - they are located in Alabama (2), California (3), Colorado (2), Florida (2), Georgia (2), Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, New Mexico, Ontario, Saskatchewan, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Utah (2) and Washington (2).

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

Communities near Alta Vista ...

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

• Cameron
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
  • Cameron is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cameron <5>
• Gallatin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
  • Gallatin is located in Daviess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallatin <5>
• Hamilton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,691 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <5>
• Maysville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maysville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Maysville is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,073 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <5>
• King City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King City
  • King City is located in Gentry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King City <5>
• Stewartsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
  • Stewartsville is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 729 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewartsville <5>
• Osborn
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osborn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
  • Osborn is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osborn <5>
• Pattonsburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattonsburg
  • Pattonsburg is located in Daviess County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pattonsburg <5>
• Kidder
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kidder
  • Kidder is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kidder <5>
• Clarksdale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksdale
  • Clarksdale is located in DeKalb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people

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

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

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

Adding Alta Vista to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alta Vista in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Alta Vista was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Alta Vista post office opened in 1865.

We also found Alta Vista in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alta Vista.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/