Welcome to Alta ...

Alta is located in Fayette County<1>.

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

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

Alta is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Alta lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Alta is within the boundaries of the (205) area code.

Communities Also Named Alta ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Alta - they are located in California (2), Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Montana (2), North Dakota, Ohio (2), Tennessee, Utah (2), West Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Alta ...

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

• Jasper
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
  • Jasper lies 18 miles [29 km]<4> to the northeast of Alta.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,278 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Jasper
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper<5>
• Fayette
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
  • Fayette lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> to the west of Alta.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,249 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Fayette
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette<5>
• Carbon Hill
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon Hill
  • Carbon Hill lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the north of Alta.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,885 people
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbon Hill<5>
• Berry
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
  • Berry lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the west of Alta.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berry<5>
• Parrish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
  • Parrish lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the east of Alta.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Parrish
• Oakman
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
  • Oakman lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<4> to the east of Alta.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
  • Former names for Oakman:
  • Day's Gap
  • Marietta
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  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakman<5>
• Kansas
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
  • Kansas lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the north of Alta.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Kansas
• Eldridge
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldridge
  • Eldridge lies 18 miles [29 km]<4> to the north of Alta.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Eldridge
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldridge<5>
• Corona
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
  • Corona lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the northeast of Alta.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Corona
• Patton Junction ‑ Historic
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
  • Patton Junction was located 4 miles [6.4 km]<4> to the northeast of Alta.
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Patton Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alta ...

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

Adding Alta to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Alta on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alta.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/