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Welcome to Upper Alton ...

Upper Alton is located in Madison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Upper Alton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1835.

Upper Alton is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Upper Alton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Upper Alton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Upper Alton.

  • 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
  • University City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • University City is located in Saint Louis City (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
  • Granite City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • East Saint Louis
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Edwardsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hazelwood
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hazelwood is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,042 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazelwood <3>
  • Collinsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  • Godfrey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Overland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Overland is located in Saint Louis County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,502 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Upper Alton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Upper Alton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Upper Alton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Upper Alton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Upper Alton. See our Newspapers Page for Upper Alton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Upper Alton ...

Looking for more information about Upper Alton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Upper Alton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Upper Alton.

Adding Upper Alton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Upper Alton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Upper Alton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Upper Alton post office opened in 1835. The Upper Alton post office closed in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Upper Alton.

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Upper Alton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/