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 10,294 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Alton had a population of 26,049 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alton, with the one closest to Alton listed first.
- Upper Alton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Upper Alton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Alton
- North Alton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- North Alton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Alton
- Godfrey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Melville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spanish Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Spanish Lake is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Lake
- Bethalto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fosterburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fosterburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterburg
- Cross Keys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Keys is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Wanda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wanda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
- Moro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brooks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Portage Des Sioux
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Florissant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Poag
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dorsey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elsah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Black Walnut
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Black Walnut is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Walnut
- Ferguson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ferguson is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,457 people
- Nameoki
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Delhi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Newbern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Newbern is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newbern
- Newbern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Newbern is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Jennings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Baden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Miles Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- McClusky
(12 miles [19.3 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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