Welcome to Alta Vista ...

Alta Vista is located in Lewis County<1>.

The location of Alta Vista has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alta Vista, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

Alta Vista is 1,340 feet [408 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Alta Vista lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Alta Vista: (360)

Communities Also Named Alta Vista ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Washington communities named Alta Vista: This one is located in Lewis County and the other is located in Spokane County.

Beyond Washington, there are 27 communities that are also named Alta Vista - they are located in Alabama (2), California (3), Colorado (2), Florida (2), Georgia (2), Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, New Mexico, Ontario, Saskatchewan, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (2), Texas (2) and Utah (2).

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

Communities near Alta Vista ...

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

• Morton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morton
  • Morton is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morton <4>
• Mossyrock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossyrock
  • Mossyrock is located in Lewis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mossyrock <4>
• Cinebar
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinebar
  • Cinebar is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cinebar <4>
• Glenoma
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenoma
  • Glenoma is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenoma <4>
• Silver Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
  • Silver Creek is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Creek <4>
• Salkum
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salkum
  • Salkum is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salkum <4>
• Lacamas
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacamas
  • Lacamas is located in Lewis County
• Ethel
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
  • Ethel is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ethel <4>
• Mineral
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
  • Mineral is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <4>
• Onalaska
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onalaska
  • Onalaska is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onalaska <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alta Vista ...

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

Adding Alta Vista to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alta Vista 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 Alta Vista was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Alta Vista post office opened in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alta Vista.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lewis County: www.co.lewis.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/