Welcome to Almota ...
Almota is located in Whitman County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Almota, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.
Almota is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Almota lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Almota: 509
Communities near Almota ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Almota.
- Pullman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Colfax
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pomeroy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Albion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Colton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Endicott
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mayview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mayview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayview
- Mayview is located in Garfield County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mayview
- From Almota to Mayview
- Gould City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gould City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould City
- Gould City is located in Garfield County
- Shawnee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shawnee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
- Shawnee is located in Whitman County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Shawnee
- From Almota to Shawnee
- Chambers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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 Almota. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Almota.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Almota. 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 Almota.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Almota. See our Newspapers Page for Almota.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Almota ...
Looking for more information about Almota? 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 Almota, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Almota.
Adding Almota to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Almota 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 Almota was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Almota post office opened in 1878.
We also found Almota in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Almota.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Whitman, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Almota - 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. |
| <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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |