Around East Alton ...
For comparison, East Alton has a population of 5,900 people.
Below is a sample of nearby communities based on their distance from East Alton, with the nearest first.
- Rosewood Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rosewood Heights is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Heights
- Wood River
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cottage Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cottage Hills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hills
- Alton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hartford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Roxana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethalto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- South Roxana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- South Roxana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Roxana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,986 people
- Belmont Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont Village
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Moro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Alton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Altamont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Poag
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brooks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Godfrey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
For more communities neighboring East Alton, please visit our County-by-County Page for East Alton.
Madison County ...
East Alton is located in Madison County<3>.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Madison County: Bond, Clinton, Jersey, Macoupin, Montgomery, Saint Clair, Saint Charles (MO), Saint Louis City (MO) & Saint Louis (MO).
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Alton ...
It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Alton.
Airports Near East Alton ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<4> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to East Alton and that information can be found on the Airports Page for East Alton.
Websites We Enjoy ...
When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.
- For the State of Illinois:
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for East Alton. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to East Alton), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |