Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Alto had a population of 96 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Alto had a population of 1,207 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alto, with the one closest to Alto listed first.
- Longview
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Longview is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Cornelia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hollingsworth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hollingsworth is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollingsworth
- Heads Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Heads Ferry is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heads Ferry
- Mount Airy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Demorest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lula
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bellton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bellton is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellton
- Mossy Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mossy Creek is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Creek
- Glades
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Centerside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Centerside is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerside
- Homer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clarkesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Leo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gillsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jewelville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jewelville is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewelville
- Anandale ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Anandale is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anandale
- White Sulphur Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Land ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Aerial
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Aerial is located in Habersham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aerial
- Maysville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Arp
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arp is located in Banks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Cleveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Constantine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Constantine is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constantine
- Ashland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Walnut Hill ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Tesnatee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tesnatee is located in White County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tesnatee
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Alto, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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