Welcome to Altay ...

Altay is located in Schuyler County<1>.

The location of Altay has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Altay, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

Altay is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Altay lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Altay: (607)

Communities near Altay ...

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

• Bath
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
  • Bath is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <4>
• Penn Yan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Yan
  • Penn Yan is located in Yates County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penn Yan <4>
• Painted Post
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painted Post
  • Painted Post is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Painted Post <4>
• Watkins Glen
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Glen
  • Watkins Glen is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
  • Former names for Watkins Glen:
  • Jefferson
  • Salubria
  • Watkins
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkins Glen <4>
• Trumansburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumansburg
  • Trumansburg is located in Tompkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trumansburg <4>
• Dundee
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dundee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
  • Dundee is located in Yates County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dundee <4>
• Montour Falls
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montour Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour Falls
  • Montour Falls is located in Schuyler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,592 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montour Falls <4>
• Savona
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savona
  • Savona is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savona <4>
• Hammondsport
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondsport
  • Hammondsport is located in Steuben County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 617 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammondsport <4>
• Ovid
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ovid
  • Ovid is located in Seneca County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ovid <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Altay ...

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

Adding Altay to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Altay post office opened in 1849.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Altay.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Schuyler County: www.lightlink.com/schco/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/