Welcome to Attalia ...
Attalia is located in Walla Walla County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Attalia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
Attalia is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Attalia lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Attalia: 509
Communities near Attalia ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Attalia.
- Kennewick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pasco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Finley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Finley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
- Finley is located in Benton County
- Burbank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ainsworth Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ainsworth Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ainsworth Junction
- Ainsworth Junction is located in Franklin County
- Highland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Highland is located in Benton County
- Touchet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Vansycle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vansycle have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vansycle
- Vansycle is located in Umatilla County (OR)
- West Pasco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Pasco have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pasco
- West Pasco is located in Franklin County
- Lowden
(16 miles [25.7 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 Attalia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Attalia.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Attalia. 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 Attalia.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Attalia. See our Newspapers Page for Attalia.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Attalia ...
Looking for more information about Attalia? 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 Attalia, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Attalia.
Adding Attalia to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Attalia 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 Attalia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Attalia post office opened in 1906.
We also found Attalia mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Attalia.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Walla Walla, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Attalia - 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/ |