Altoona, FL

Altoona is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Lake County, Florida, United States. The 2020 census counted 98 residents. Altoona is part of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford Metropolitan Statistical Area. Altoona was either named after Thomas Jefferson Hinson's hometown of Allatoona, Georgia, or after Altoona, Pennsylvania, which was the hometown of Augustus Gottschee, the first merchant in this settlement. In Altoona, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Altoona, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. Altoona became an incorporated municipality on February 12, 1887. Altoona is located in northeastern Lake County. Florida State Road 19 passes through the center of town, leading south 8 miles to Eustis and 14 miles to Tavares, the county seat.