Welcome to Alto ...

Alto is located in Howard County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alto, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1848.

Alto is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Alto lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Alto: (765)

Communities Also Named Alto ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Alto - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Dakota (2), Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Alto ...

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

• Tipton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
  • Tipton is located in Tipton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <3>
• Greentown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greentown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
  • Greentown is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greentown <3>
• Arcadia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Arcadia is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcadia <3>
• Galveston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galveston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
  • Galveston is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galveston <3>
• Converse
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
  • Converse is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Converse <3>
• Russiaville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russiaville
  • Russiaville is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russiaville <3>
• Walton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
  • Walton is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <3>
• Swayzee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swayzee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swayzee
  • Swayzee is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swayzee <3>
• Bunker Hill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunker Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
  • Bunker Hill is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunker Hill <3>
• Windfall City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windfall City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windfall City
  • Windfall City is located in Tipton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alto ...

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

Adding Alto to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alto 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 Alto was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Alto post office opened in 1848.

We also found Alto in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alto.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Howard County: www.co.howard.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov