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 Alta in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Alta. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Alta listed first.
- Highland
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Montezuma
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Armiesburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Summit Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mecca
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mecca is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mecca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
- Leatherwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Leatherwood is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Coloma
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Coloma is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- West Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Toronto
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Toronto is located in Vermillion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toronto
- Dana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hudnut
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hudnut is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudnut
- Newport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kidley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Saint Bernice
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clinton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rockville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Illiana ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Illiana is located in Edgar County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illiana
- Raven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Coxville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coxville is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxville
- Catlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Catlin is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Annapolis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Howard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Howard is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Jessup
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jessup is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessup
- Tangier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tangier is located in Parke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangier
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 Alta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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