Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Altus came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Altus in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Altus. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Altus data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Altus:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

William Bradley Map (1889)
Published by William M. Bradley and Brothers

Altus is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Altus in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Altus for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Altus. See our Misc Page for Altus for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Altus:

Altus was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)