Altona, Nebraska | |
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Coordinates: 42°06′18″N 96°59′32″W / 42.10500°N 96.99222°W | |
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County | Wayne |
Elevation | 467 m (1,532 ft) |
GNIS feature ID | 835228[1] |
Altona is an unincorporated community in Wayne County, Nebraska, United States.[1]
Altona was founded in 1898.[2] It was named after Altona, in Germany.[3] A post office was established at Altona in 1898, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1935.[4]
Altona is also the home of First Trinity Lutheran Church, a congregation of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. First Trinity was founded in 1881, and the congregation celebrated their 140th anniversary in 2021.