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Welcome to Altman ...So far, we found very little information about Altman. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Altman to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Altman, please Contact Us. Altman would have been located within present day Teller County<2>. The location of Altman has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Altman, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894. While the community is gone, the present day location for Altman is 10,620 feet [3,237 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Altman is 2 miles [or ~3¼ km] above sea level. Time Zone: The area where Altman was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time The location where Altman once stood is in the (719) area code. Communities Also Named Altman ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Altman - they are located in Georgia (3), Pennsylvania and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Altman. Communities near Altman ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Altman.
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 Altman. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Altman. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Altman. 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 Altman. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Altman. See our Newspapers Page for Altman. Adding Altman to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Altman 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 Altman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Altman. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Teller County: www.co.teller.co.us/ The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/ Footnotes ...
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