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>.

The location of Altoona Mines has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Altoona Mines, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we 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.<4> In other words, the elevation 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

Altoona Mines would have been located in the (540) area code.

Communities near Altoona Mines ...

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

• Radford
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
  • Radford lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<5> to the east of Altoona Mines.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,255 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Radford
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radford<6>
• Pulaski
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
  • Pulaski lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<5> to the east of Altoona Mines.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,657 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulaski have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Pulaski
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulaski<6>
• Wytheville
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wytheville
  • Wytheville lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<5> to the southwest of Altoona Mines.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,879 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Wytheville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wytheville<6>
• Pearisburg
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearisburg
  • Pearisburg lies 18 miles [29 km]<5> to the northeast of Altoona Mines.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,620 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Pearisburg
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearisburg<6>
• Dublin
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Dublin lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<5> to the east of Altoona Mines.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Dublin
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin<6>
• Narrows
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
  • Narrows lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<5> to the north of Altoona Mines.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Narrows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Narrows
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Narrows<6>
• Oakvale
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakvale
  • Oakvale lies 18 miles [29 km]<5> to the north of Altoona Mines.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
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• Hilton Village
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village
  • Hilton Village lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<5> to the east of Altoona Mines.
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hilton Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Hilton Village
• Locust Hill
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
  • Locust Hill lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<5> to the south of Altoona Mines.
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• Max Meadows
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Max Meadows
  • Max Meadows lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<5> to the southwest of Altoona Mines.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Max Meadows
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Max Meadows<6>

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/