Welcome to Altoga ...

Altoga is located

Altoga is located in Collin County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Altoga, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Altoga is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Altoga ...

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

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

Communities near Altoga ...

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

• McKinney
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney
  • McKinney is located in Collin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 208,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKinney <4>
• Allen
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Allen is located in Collin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,379 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <4>
• Wylie
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wylie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
  • Wylie is located in Collin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wylie <4>
• Prosper
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prosper have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosper
  • Prosper is located in Collin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prosper <4>
• Sachse
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sachse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sachse
  • Sachse is located in Collin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sachse <4>
• Murphy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
  • Murphy is located in Collin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,844 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphy <4>
• Celina
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celina
  • Celina is located in Collin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celina <4>
• Anna
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Anna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
  • Anna is located in Collin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <4>
• Princeton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Collin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <4>
• Melissa
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melissa
  • Melissa is located in Collin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melissa <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Altoga ...

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

Adding Altoga to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Altoga 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 Altoga was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Altoga in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Altoga.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Collin County: www.co.collin.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/