Welcome to Altus ...

Altus is located in Laramie County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Altus, 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.

Altus is 6,740 feet [2,054 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Altus is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Altus lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Altus: (307)

Communities Also Named Altus ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Altus - they are located in Arkansas, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Utah.

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

Communities near Altus ...

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

• Horse Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
  • Horse Creek is located in Laramie County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horse Creek <4>
• Wyoming Station ‑ Historic
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming Station
  • Wyoming Station is located in Albany County
  • Wyoming Station has also been known as:
  • Wyoming
• Laramie
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laramie
  • Laramie is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laramie <4>
• Buford
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford
  • Buford is located in Albany County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buford <4>
• Bosler
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bosler
  • Bosler is located in Albany County
• Sherman ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sherman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
  • Sherman is located in Albany County
  • Sherman has also been known as:
  • Old Sherman
• The Buttes
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Buttes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Buttes
  • The Buttes is located in Albany County
• Chugwater
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chugwater
  • Chugwater is located in Platte County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chugwater <4>
• Ranchettes
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ranchettes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranchettes
  • Ranchettes is located in Laramie County
• Red Buttes ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Buttes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Buttes
  • Red Buttes is located in Albany County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Altus ...

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

Adding Altus to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Altus 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 Altus was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Altus.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Laramie County: www.webgate.co.laramie.wy.us/

The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/