RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Pennsylvania >> Somerset County >> AlthouseIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Pennsylvania


The Commemorative Quarter for Pennsylvania







Welcome to Althouse ...

Althouse is located in Somerset County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Althouse, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Althouse, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Althouse is 2,080 feet [634 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Althouse: (814)

Communities Also Named Althouse ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Althouse - it's located in Oregon.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Althouse.

Communities near Althouse ...

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

  • Frostburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frostburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frostburg
    • Frostburg is located in Allegany County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,465 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frostburg <5>
  • Somerset
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somerset have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
    • Somerset is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,817 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somerset <5>
  • Meyersdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Berlin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
    • Berlin is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,931 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <5>
  • Boswell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boswell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell
    • Boswell is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,180 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boswell <5>
  • Central City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
    • Central City is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,021 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central City <5>
  • Grantsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hyndman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyndman have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyndman
    • Hyndman is located in Bedford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyndman <5>
  • Rockwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Confluence
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Confluence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
    • Confluence is located in Somerset County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Confluence <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 Althouse. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Althouse.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Althouse ...

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

Adding Althouse to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Althouse 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 Althouse was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Althouse post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Althouse.

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

The official website for Somerset County: www.co.somerset.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Somerset, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Althouse - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 07 Apr 2024