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 Alton had a population of 708 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Alton had a population of 1,249 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alton, with the one closest to Alton listed first.
- Orange City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carnes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Carnes is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes
- Newkirk
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Newkirk is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newkirk
- Granville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Granville is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Hospers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Maurice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Maurice is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maurice
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Middleburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Middleburg is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleburg
- Sioux Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Struble
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Struble is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Struble
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Seney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Seney is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
- Oyens
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oyens is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Remsen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Boyden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Boyden is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Marcus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hull
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sheldon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ireton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Le Mars
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Paullina
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Paullina is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paullina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
- Archer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Perkins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Perkins is located in Sioux County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
- Matlock
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- O'Leary
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- O'Leary is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Leary
- Cleghorn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cleghorn is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleghorn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Crathorne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crathorne is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crathorne
- Union Center
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Union Center is located in Plymouth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
- Primghar
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ritter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ritter is located in O'Brien County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
- Rock Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
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 Alton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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