Welcome to Altoona Mines ...
So far, we found very little information about Altoona Mines. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Altoona Mines to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Altoona Mines, please Contact Us.
Altoona Mines would have been located within present day Pulaski County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Altoona Mines, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Altoona Mines is 2,310 feet [704 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Altoona Mines is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Altoona Mines was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Altoona Mines was located: 540 & 826<4>
Communities near Altoona Mines ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Altoona Mines.
- Radford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Radford is located in Radford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,255 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radford <6>
- Pulaski
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Pulaski is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,657 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulaski <6>
- Wytheville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wytheville
- Wytheville is located in Wythe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,879 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wytheville <6>
- Pearisburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearisburg
- Pearisburg is located in Giles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearisburg <6>
- Dublin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Dublin is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <6>
- Narrows
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrows have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Narrows is located in Giles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Narrows <6>
- Oakvale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Hilton Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
- Hilton Village is located in Pulaski County
- Mechanicsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mechanicsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
- Mechanicsburg is located in Bland County
- Sassin ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Altoona Mines. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Altoona Mines.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Altoona Mines. 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 Altoona Mines.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Altoona Mines. See our Newspapers Page for Altoona Mines.
Adding Altoona Mines to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Altoona Mines 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 Altoona Mines was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Altoona Mines.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Pulaski County: www.pulaskicounty.org/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Altoona Mines, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Pulaski, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Altoona Mines - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Altoona Mines area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Altoona Mines area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |