About Altamont, Illinois

Altamont is a city in Effingham County with a recorded population of 2,216 in 2020. The community adopted village government in 1872 and city government in 1901. Its local institutions include the Effingham County Fairgrounds, Ballard Nature Center, and the historic Dr. Charles M. Wright House.

  • First TrainsThe Springfield and Illinois South-Eastern ran its first Altamont train on October 1, 1871, followed by the Wabash on June 29, 1874.
  • Civic StatusAltamont adopted village government on August 8, 1872, then became a city after voters approved city government on April 16, 1901.
  • Fair TraditionThe Effingham County Fair has taken place at the local fairgrounds each year during the first week of August since 1945.
  • Historic Wright HouseBuilt in 1889, the Dr. Charles M. Wright House entered the National Register of Historic Places on May 8, 1986.
  • Ballard Nature CenterEast of Altamont, Ballard Nature Center encompasses 217 acres and opened to visitors in July 2000.

Find your street

Names on the Altamont map

Every name below is printed on this map. Look for your street, your school, the park where you played, or the pond down the road.

Places and landmarks3

  • East Meadows
  • Southmore Heights
  • Union Cemetery

Streets and roads94

  • Farina Road
  • East Cumberland Road
  • West Cumberland Road
  • South Main Street
  • North Main Street
  • North 300th Street
  • Frontage Road
  • East Mill Drive
  • North Saint Clair Street
  • East Division Street
  • East Adams Avenue
  • North Tenth Street
  • North Bond Street
  • West Adams Avenue
  • Clover Street
  • Edwards Street
  • West Monroe Avenue
  • West Jefferson Avenue
  • South Tenth Street
  • West Jackson Avenue
  • West Jackson Street
  • West Division Street
  • West Grant Avenue
  • North Third Street
  • West Madison Avenue
  • North Second Street
  • South Ewing Street
  • North Edwards Street
  • Fairlane Circle
  • East Johnson Avenue
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  • East Lincoln Avenue
  • South Fourth Street
  • West John Adams Avenue
  • South Third Street
  • South Sixth Street
  • North Ninth Street
  • Lincoln Drive
  • South Coles Street
  • East 875th Avenue
  • South Bond Street
  • South Eighth Street
  • Meadows Drive
  • Devore Drive
  • South Saint Clair Street
  • Do-It Drive
  • South Reynolds Street
  • Meadows Street
  • Prairie Street
  • East Meadow Lane
  • Whitler Lane
  • North 250th Street
  • East Wurl Lane
  • West Elm Street
  • Carella Drive
  • Lajean Drive
  • East Lake Drive
  • Industrial Drive
  • East Grove Street
  • West Lincoln Avenue
  • Aker Drive
  • Ash Street
  • East Grant Avenue
  • Oak Street
  • Hoffmeister Lane
  • Field Street
  • Circle Drive
  • West Tower Lane
  • Jays Way
  • Sherman Drive
  • Lucky Drive
  • Sixth Street
  • Park Place
  • North Eighth Street
  • North Seventh Street
  • Meadows Lane
  • East Monroe Avenue
  • East Jackson Street
  • East Madison Avenue
  • South Evergreen Street
  • Hayes Avenue
  • West Johnson Avenue
  • West Hayes Avenue
  • First Baptist Drive
  • West Garfield Street
  • East 900th Avenue
  • North Fourth Street
  • East Pine Lane
  • West Sadie Lane
  • 1000th Avenue
  • Zink Drive
  • East Washington Avenue
  • West Washington Avenue
  • East Jefferson Avenue
  • Adelin Lane

Names are listed as they appear on the printed map. Zoom into the product photos to find them.

The art of mapping a place

How This Map Was Made

Real places. Remarkable detail. Discover the layers that turn geographic data into a map of home.

  1. Aerial imagery of Mendon, Massachusetts, from the USDA NAIP program

    The view from above

    Aerial imagery reveals the character of the land: woodland, open fields, and the patterns of a place.

  2. USGS elevation data rendered as shaded relief of Mendon, Massachusetts

    The shape of the land

    Elevation data brings hills, valleys, and subtle changes in the landscape into view.

  3. Closeup of roads, waterways, and buildings on the Mendon, Massachusetts map

    The details of home

    Roads, waterways, and building footprints come together to make the map feel unmistakably local.

  4. Finished Mendon, Massachusetts map shown in a black frame

    Geography becomes art

    Considered color, shading, and typography bring the layers together in a map made for your wall.

Process illustrated with Mendon, Massachusetts. Aerial imagery: USDA NAIP. Terrain: USGS 3D Elevation Program. Map details and finished artwork: KNOWOL.

The Details

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A contemporary map with the character of a classic atlas, printed on archival matte paper. Optional frames are made from Ayous wood.

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