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Welcome to Altuda ...

Altuda is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Altuda is located in Brewster County<1>.

Altuda is 4,640 feet [1,414 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Altuda is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Altuda lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Altuda: 432

Communities near Altuda ...

We have created a list of 4 communities that are near Altuda.

  • Alpine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Lenox
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lenox. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox
    • Lenox is located in Brewster County
  • Marathon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Paisano ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paisano
    • Paisano is located in San Patricio County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Altuda. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Altuda.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Altuda ...

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

Adding Altuda to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Altuda in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Altuda was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Altuda.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Brewster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Altuda - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.