Welcome to Altizer ...

Altizer is located in Calhoun County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Altizer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Altizer is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Altizer: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Altizer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Altizer: This one is located in Calhoun County and the other is located in Cabell County.

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

Communities near Altizer ...

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

• Spencer
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer
  • Spencer is located in Roane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencer <5>
• Glenville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
  • Glenville is located in Gilmer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenville <5>
• Grantsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
  • Grantsville is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantsville <5>
• Reedy
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
  • Reedy is located in Roane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
• Pink
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
  • Pink is located in Calhoun County
• Rocksdale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocksdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocksdale
  • Rocksdale is located in Calhoun County
• Russet
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russet
  • Russet is located in Calhoun County
• Orma
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orma
  • Orma is located in Calhoun County
• Stumptown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stumptown
  • Stumptown is located in Gilmer County
• Triplett
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Triplett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triplett
  • Triplett is located in Roane 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 Altizer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Altizer.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Altizer ...

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

Adding Altizer to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Altizer post office opened in 1885.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Altizer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/