Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Altay came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Altay in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Altay. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Altay data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Altay:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Rand McNally Map of New York (1897)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Altay is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Altay. See our Misc Page for Altay for more information.