Welcome to Altona ...

Altona is located in Wayne County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Altona, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Altona is 1,530 feet [466 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Altona lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Altona: (402) and (531)<4>

Communities Also Named Altona ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Altona - they are located in British Columbia, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Manitoba, Michigan, Missouri, New York, Oklahoma, Ontario and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Altona ...

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

• Wayne
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
  • Wayne is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,758 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <5>
• Stanton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
  • Stanton is located in Stanton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,483 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanton <5>
• Wakefield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
  • Wakefield is located in Dixon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <5>
• Wisner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisner
  • Wisner is located in Cuming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wisner <5>
• Pender
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pender
  • Pender is located in Thurston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pender <5>
• Emerson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
  • Emerson is located in Dixon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emerson <5>
• Beemer
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beemer
  • Beemer is located in Cuming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beemer <5>
• Winside
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winside
  • Winside is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winside <5>
• Pilger
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilger
  • Pilger is located in Stanton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilger <5>
• Hoskins
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoskins
  • Hoskins is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoskins <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Altona ...

Looking for more information about Altona? 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 Altona, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Altona.

Adding Altona to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Altona post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Altona.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wayne County: www.county.waynene.org/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/