Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Altona came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Altona 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 Altona. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about Altona, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

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

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Altona:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

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

Altona 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 Altona. See our Misc Page for Altona for more information.