Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Alto:
Services available in 1895: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2002
(Available from Amazon.com)

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