Welcome to Alta ...Alta is located in Ravalli County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Alta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898. Alta is 4,980 feet [1,518 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Alta is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level. Time Zone: Alta lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel west from Alta, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT). Area Code for Alta: 406 Communities Also Named Alta ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Montana communities named Alta: This one is located in Ravalli County and the other is located in Jefferson County. Beyond Montana, there are 21 communities that are also named Alta - they are located in Alabama, California (2), Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Tennessee, Utah (2), West Virginia (2) and Wyoming. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Alta. Communities near Alta ...We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Alta.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Alta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alta. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Alta. 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 Alta. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Alta. See our Newspapers Page for Alta. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alta ...Looking for more information about Alta? 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 Alta, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Alta. Adding Alta to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Alta 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 Alta was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4> For more details, see References and Mentions for Alta. Footnotes ...
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