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>
While we didn't find East Alton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of East Alton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to East Alton listed first.
- Upper Alton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Upper Alton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Alton
- Alton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wanda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wanda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
- Bethalto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Alton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North Alton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Alton
- Poag
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fosterburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fosterburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterburg
- Brooks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Godfrey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spanish Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spanish Lake is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Lake
- Mitchell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dorsey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Melville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Edwardsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nameoki
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cross Keys
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Keys is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Stallings
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stallings is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stallings
- Carpenter
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Carpenter is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Prairietown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brighton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Miles Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Florissant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ferguson
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Jennings
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Baden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Madison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fruit
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bunker Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Delhi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Portage Des Sioux
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 East Alton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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