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 Alto had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alto, with the one closest to Alto listed first.
- West Middleton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oakford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kokomo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Russiaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sharpsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Center is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- New London
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New London is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
- Groomsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hemlock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hemlock is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Vermont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeway
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeway is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Nevada
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cassville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shanghai
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Forest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Normanda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Normanda is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normanda
- Guy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Galveston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Goldsmith
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Greentown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bennetts Switch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bennetts Switch is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Switch
- Kempton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kempton is located in Tipton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kempton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Plevna
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wawpecong
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wawpecong is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawpecong
- Lincoln
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lincoln is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Scircleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tipton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Windfall
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jerome
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Miami
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Poplar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Grove is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Burlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Middlefork
(12 miles [19.3 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 Alto, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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