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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Altura (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Altura. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Altura is located in Winona County.

To see how the shape of Minnesota's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Winona County: Fillmore, Houston, Olmsted, Wabasha, Buffalo (WI), La Crosse (WI) & Trempealeau (WI).

Below are the counties that are near Altura. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Altura:

  • Winona County     (The home county of Altura)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Altura, with the one closest to Altura listed first.
    • Elba
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
      • Elba is located in Winona County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Utica
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
      • Utica is located in Winona County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <2>
    • Rollingstone
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollingstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingstone
      • Rollingstone is located in Winona County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rollingstone <2>
    • Lewiston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewiston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
      • Lewiston is located in Winona County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <2>
    • Beaver ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
      • Beaver is located in Winona County
    • Saint Charles
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Minnesota City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnesota City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota City
      • Minnesota City is located in Winona County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minnesota City <2>
    • Stockton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
      • Stockton is located in Winona County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
    • Goodview
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodview
      • Goodview is located in Winona County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,127 people
    • Clyde
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
      • Clyde is located in Winona County
    • Wyattville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyattville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyattville
      • Wyattville is located in Winona County
    • Saratoga
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saratoga have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
      • Saratoga is located in Winona County
    • Troy
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
      • Troy is located in Winona County
  • Fillmore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Altura, with the one closest to Altura listed first.
    • Peterson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peterson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
      • Peterson is located in Fillmore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peterson <2>
    • Rushford Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushford Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushford Village
      • Rushford Village is located in Fillmore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
    • Rushford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushford
      • Rushford is located in Fillmore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,695 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushford <2>
    • Chatfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • South Rushford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Rushford
      • South Rushford is located in Fillmore County
    • Whalan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whalan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whalan
      • Whalan is located in Fillmore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whalan <2>
    • Bratsberg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bratsberg
      • Bratsberg is located in Fillmore County
    • Lanesboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Fountain
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
      • Fountain is located in Fillmore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain <2>
    • Preston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Fillmore
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
      • Fillmore is located in Fillmore County
    • Carimona
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carimona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carimona
      • Carimona is located in Fillmore County
    • Wykoff
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wykoff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wykoff
      • Wykoff is located in Fillmore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wykoff <2>
  • Houston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Altura, with the one closest to Altura listed first.
    • Money Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Money Creek
      • Money Creek is located in Houston County
    • Houston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
      • Houston is located in Houston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 972 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Houston <2>
    • Yucatan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yucatan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yucatan
      • Yucatan is located in Houston County
  • Olmsted County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Altura, with the one closest to Altura listed first.
    • Dover
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Olmsted County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>
    • Eyota
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eyota have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eyota
      • Eyota is located in Olmsted County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,992 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eyota <2>
    • Viola
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola
      • Viola is located in Olmsted County
    • Simpson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
      • Simpson is located in Olmsted County
    • Rochester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Stewartville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
      • Stewartville is located in Olmsted County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,095 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewartville <2>
    • Oronoco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oronoco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoco
      • Oronoco is located in Olmsted County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,532 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oronoco <2>
  • Wabasha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Altura, with the one closest to Altura listed first.
    • Minneiska
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Weaver
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
      • Weaver is located in Wabasha County
    • Plainview
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
      • Plainview is located in Wabasha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,292 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <2>
    • Elgin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Elgin is located in Wabasha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <2>
    • Kellogg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellogg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
      • Kellogg is located in Wabasha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellogg <2>
    • Wabasha
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wabasha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabasha
      • Wabasha is located in Wabasha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wabasha <2>
    • Millville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jarrett
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jarrett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarrett
      • Jarrett is located in Wabasha County
    • Hammond
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
      • Hammond is located in Wabasha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
    • Reads Landing
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reads Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reads Landing
      • Reads Landing is located in Wabasha County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reads Landing <2>
    • Zumbro Falls
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
      • Lake City is located in Wabasha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,114 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <2>
  • Buffalo County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Altura, with the one closest to Altura listed first.
    • Buffalo City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo City
      • Buffalo City is located in Buffalo County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 948 people
    • Buffalo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
      • Buffalo is located in Buffalo County (WI)
    • Cochrane
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochrane
      • Cochrane is located in Buffalo County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 409 people
    • Fountain City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain City
      • Fountain City is located in Buffalo County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
    • Bluff Siding
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff Siding have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Siding
      • Bluff Siding is located in Buffalo County (WI)
    • Alma
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Alma is located in Buffalo County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
    • Marshland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshland
      • Marshland is located in Buffalo County (WI)
    • Waumandee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waumandee
      • Waumandee is located in Buffalo County (WI)
    • Montana
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
      • Montana is located in Buffalo County (WI)
    • Nelson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nelson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
      • Nelson is located in Buffalo County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
    • Gilmanton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmanton
      • Gilmanton is located in Buffalo County (WI)
  • Pepin County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Altura, with the one closest to Altura listed first.
    • Pepin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepin
      • Pepin is located in Pepin County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
    • Lakeport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeport
      • Lakeport is located in Pepin County (WI)
  • Trempealeau County (WI)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Altura, with the one closest to Altura listed first.
    • Wrights Corners
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrights Corners
      • Wrights Corners is located in Trempealeau County (WI)
    • Trempealeau
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trempealeau have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trempealeau
      • Trempealeau is located in Trempealeau County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,663 people
    • Arcadia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
      • Arcadia is located in Trempealeau County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,026 people
    • Galesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesville
      • Galesville is located in Trempealeau County (WI)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,602 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Altura, see our County-by-County Page for Altura.

Newspapers Published in Altura ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Altura.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Altura, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Altura.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Altura:

Cemeteries Near Altura ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Altura.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Altura covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Altura, with the one closest to Altura listed first.

  • Trinity Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
  • Hebron Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebron Cemetery
  • Berea Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berea Cemetery
  • St. Aloysius Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Aloysius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Aloysius Cemetery
  • Fairwater Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairwater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairwater Cemetery
  • Whitewater Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitewater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitewater Cemetery
  • St. John Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John Cemetery
  • Mt. Auburn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Auburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Auburn Cemetery
  • Beaver Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
  • Young Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Young Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • Continue List   (191 more) ...
    • Carpenter Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carpenter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carpenter Cemetery
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
    • Brethren Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brethren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brethren Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Altura had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Altura had a population of 477 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Altura, with the one closest to Altura listed first.

  • Oakridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
    • Oakridge is located in Winona County
  • Elba
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
    • Elba is located in Winona County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Utica
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Utica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
    • Utica is located in Winona County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <2>
  • Lewiston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewiston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
    • Lewiston is located in Winona County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewiston <2>
  • Rollingstone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollingstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingstone
    • Rollingstone is located in Winona County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 637 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rollingstone <2>
  • Beaver ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
    • Beaver is located in Winona County
  • Saint Charles
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Stockton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
    • Stockton is located in Winona County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Minnesota City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minnesota City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnesota City
    • Minnesota City is located in Winona County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 186 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minnesota City <2>
  • Whitman
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman
    • Whitman is located in Winona County
  • Minneiska
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Weaver
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
    • Weaver is located in Wabasha County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Dover
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Olmsted County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>
    • Clyde
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
      • Clyde is located in Winona County
    • Wyattville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyattville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyattville
      • Wyattville is located in Winona County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Altura. See our List of 1890's Communities around Altura.

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

The official website for Winona County: www.co.winona.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Altura) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Altura. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.0642, Longitude: -91.9437       In this case, the coordinates for Altura have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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 Altura, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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