Welcome to Altoga ...
Altoga is located Altoga is located in Collin County<1>. The location of Altoga has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> Altoga is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Altoga lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Using our Gazetteer, we have found another community named Altoga - it's located in Indiana. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Altoga. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Altoga. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Altoga. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Altoga. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Altoga. 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 Altoga. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Altoga. See our Newspapers Page for Altoga. Looking for more information about Altoga? 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 Altoga, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Altoga. We originally found mention of Altoga in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. In addition, our notes show that the earliest dated mention that we've found for Altoga was in the Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Altoga on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Texas (1897).
For more details about the above, see References and Mentions for Altoga on our Genealogy Page.
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Altoga. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Collin County: www.co.collin.tx.us/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/Communities Also Named Altoga ...
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Footnotes ...
<1> If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Collin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. <2> 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 have found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. <3> The elevation is an estimate for the area around Altoga - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. <4> Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Altoga) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Altoga. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2498, Longitude: -96.4894 In this case, the coordinates for Altoga have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). <5> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.