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 Alton had a population of 277 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Alton had a population of 54 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alton, with the one closest to Alton listed first.
- Wolf Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cape Sandy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cape Sandy is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Sandy
- Concordia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fredonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dexter
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oriole
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oriole is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Mount Pleasant
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Andyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leavenworth
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mooleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mooleyville is located in Breckinridge County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooleyville
- Rhodelia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Battletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Battletown is located in Meade County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battletown
- New Amsterdam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Amsterdam is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Amsterdam
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Derby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leopold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chenaultt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wyandotte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wyandotte is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyandotte
- Magnolia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- West Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Branchville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Branchville is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Payneville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Valley City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grantsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Croix
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Celina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Celina is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celina
- Apalona
(11 miles [17.7 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 Alton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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