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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>.

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.<3> In other words, the elevation 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 Area Code where Altman was located: 719

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.

  • Colorado Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Colorado Springs is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 482,131 people
    • Former names for Colorado Springs:
    • El Paso
    • Fountain Colony
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colorado Springs <4>
  • Woodland Park
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Manitou Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Mountain Falls
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Cascade
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Chipita Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Divide
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Crystola
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Crystola is located in El Paso County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystola
  • Florissant
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fort Carson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

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 (so far) for Altman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Altman post office opened in 1894. The Altman post office closed in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Altman.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Altman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Teller, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Altman - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/