Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Alton came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Alton in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Alton. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Alton data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southern States
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2001
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Alton. See our Misc Page for Alton for more information.