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 Alta had a population of 29 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alta, with the one closest to Alta listed first.
- Orange Prairie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Keller
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Keller is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keller
- Mossville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dunlap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spring Bay is located in Woodford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
- Pottstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pottstown is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown
- North Peoria
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- North Peoria is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Peoria
- Akron
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Akron is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Edwards
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Hallock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- West Hallock is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hallock
- Kramm
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kramm is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kramm
- Maxwell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Maxwell is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Peoria
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rome
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Edelstein
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kickapoo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kickapoo is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
- Wesley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wesley is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley
- Chillicothe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Princeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hanna City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bartonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Farmdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Farmdale is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
- Lawn Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lawn Ridge is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn Ridge
- Monica
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Monica is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monica
- Oak Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
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 Alta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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