Welcome to Altmar ...
The village of Altmar is located in Oswego County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Altmar, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.
From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Altmar had a population of 407 people.<2> (see below for details).
Altmar is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Altmar lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Altmar: 315 & 680<4>
Communities Also Named Altmar ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Altmar - it's located in Illinois.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Altmar.
Communities near Altmar ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Altmar.
- Pulaski
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Camden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Central Square
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Square have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Square
- Central Square is located in Oswego County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,735 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Square <5>
- Mexico
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sandy Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cleveland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Cleveland is located in Oswego County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <5>
- Lacona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Parish
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mannsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Ellisburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisburg
- Ellisburg is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellisburg <5>
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 Altmar. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Altmar.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Altmar. 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 Altmar.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Altmar. See our Newspapers Page for Altmar.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Altmar ...
Looking for more information about Altmar? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Altmar, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Altmar.
Adding Altmar to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Altmar 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 Altmar was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Altmar post office opened in 1895.
We also found Altmar in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Altmar.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Oswego, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Altmar. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Altmar - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Altmar area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Altmar area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |