Welcome to Altmar ...

The village of Altmar is located in Oswego County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Altmar, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Altmar had a population of 407 people.<3> (see below for details).

Altmar is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Altmar lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Altmar is within the (315) area code.

Communities Also Named Altmar ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Altmar - it's located in Illinois.

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

Communities near Altmar ...

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

• Pulaski
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
  • Pulaski is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulaski <5>
• Camden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Oneida County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <5>
• Central Square
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Square have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Square
  • Central Square is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Square <5>
• Mexico
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
  • Mexico is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico <5>
• Sandy Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
  • Sandy Creek is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Creek <5>
• Cleveland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <5>
• Lacona
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacona
  • Lacona is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lacona <5>
• Parish
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parish
  • Parish is located in Oswego County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parish <5>
• Mannsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
  • Mannsville is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mannsville <5>
• Ellisburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisburg
  • Ellisburg is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellisburg <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 Altmar. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Altmar.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Altmar ...

Looking for more information about Altmar? 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 Altmar, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Altmar.

Adding Altmar to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Altmar post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Altmar.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Oswego County: www.co.oswego.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/