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Welcome to Altitude ...

Altitude is located in Prentiss County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Altitude, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Altitude is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Altitude: 662

Communities Also Named Altitude ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Altitude - it's located in Ohio.

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

Communities near Altitude ...

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

  • Corinth
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Booneville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Baldwyn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Iuka
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Guntown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Farmington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
    • Farmington is located in Alcorn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,160 people
  • Belmont
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Burnsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
    • Burnsville is located in Tishomingo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 924 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burnsville <3>
  • Jumpertown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Glen
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen
    • Glen is located in Alcorn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Altitude ...

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

Adding Altitude to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Altitude 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 Altitude was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Altitude post office opened in 1888.

We also found Altitude in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Altitude.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Prentiss, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Altitude - 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.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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