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Welcome to Almont ...

Almont is located in Clinton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Almont, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Almont is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Almont: 563

Communities Also Named Almont ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Almont - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Michigan, North Dakota, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Almont ...

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

  • Clinton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Camanche
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Morrison
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Morrison is located in Whiteside County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,950 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrison <3>
  • Fulton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Fulton is located in Whiteside County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <3>
  • Savanna
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Savanna is located in Carroll County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,777 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savanna <3>
  • Mount Carroll
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Preston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Albany
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Albany is located in Whiteside County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 856 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <3>
  • Hanover
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Hanover is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <3>
  • Thomson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Thomson is located in Carroll County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomson <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Almont ...

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

Adding Almont to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Almont 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 Almont was mentioned on a train schedule titled Chicago and Northwest Railway Time Table (December 1878).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Almont.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Clinton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Almont - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.