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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Alto came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Alto 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 Alto. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about Alto, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably 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 Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Map from 1883 (unknown title/publisher)

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

Alto is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Alto in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Alto for more information.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/