RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Utah >> Duchesne County >> AltonahIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Utah

The Commemorative Quarter for Utah





Welcome to Altonah ...

Altonah is located in Duchesne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Altonah, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Altonah is 6,670 feet [2,033 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Altonah is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Altonah lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Altonah: 435

In the past, Altonah was named Queen City.Going back to its beginning, Altonah was originally named Alexander. For more information about the names of Altonah, see The Names of Altonah on our Genealogy Page.

Communities Also Named Altonah ...

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

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

Websites for Altonah ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.duchesne.net/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Altonah, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Altonah ...

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

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 Altonah. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Altonah.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Altonah ...

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

Adding Altonah to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Altonah post office opened in 1912.

We also found Altonah on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Utah (1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Altonah.

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

The official website for Duchesne County: www.duchesnegov.net/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Utah's counties, including Duchesne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Altonah - 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>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>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

Copyright 2025
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: 29 Apr 2025