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 Upper Alton had a population of 1,803 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Upper Alton, with the one closest to Upper Alton listed first.
- Alton
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- North Alton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- North Alton is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Alton
- Godfrey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bethalto
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fosterburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fosterburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterburg
- Melville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Melville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
- Moro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wanda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wanda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wanda
- Brighton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Spanish Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Spanish Lake is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Lake
- Brooks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brooks is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks
- Poag
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Poag is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poag
- Dorsey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Keys
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Keys is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
- Mitchell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mitchell is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Delhi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Delhi is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
- Portage Des Sioux
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Miles Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Miles Station is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Station
- 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
- Elsah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Black Walnut
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Black Walnut is located in Saint Charles County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Walnut
- Florissant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Florissant is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
- Nameoki
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Nameoki is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameoki
- Edwardsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prairietown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Prairietown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairietown
- McClusky
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- McClusky is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClusky
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 Upper Alton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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