Do you know of Altona ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Altona. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Altona.<1>

Our sources for Altona (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Altona other than they indicate that Altona would be found somewhere in Big Horn County, Wyoming.

Communities Also Named Altona ...

We found twelve communities that share the name Altona.

Within Wyoming, the name Altona is unique.

Beyond Wyoming, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, nine are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • British Columbia
    • Please visit our profile page for the British Columbia community of Altona.
  • Colorado
    • Boulder County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Altona [Boulder County].
  • Illinois
    • Knox County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Altona [Knox County].
  • Indiana
    • DeKalb County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Altona [DeKalb County].
  • Kentucky
    • Marshall County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Altona [Marshall County].
  • Manitoba
    • Please visit our profile page for the Manitoba community of Altona.
  • Michigan
    • Mecosta County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Altona [Mecosta County].
  • Missouri
    • Bates County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Altona [Bates County].
  • Nebraska
    • Wayne County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Altona [Wayne County].
  • New York
    • Clinton County
    • Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Altona [Clinton County].
  • Oklahoma
    • Kingfisher County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Altona [Kingfisher County].
  • Ontario
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Altona.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Altona ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Altona:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Altona - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

More Orphans in  Big Horn County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Big Horn County.