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 239 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alton, with the one closest to Alton listed first.
- Alton Station
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Alton Station is located in Anderson County
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- Farmdale
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Farmdale is located in Franklin County
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- Avenstoke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Avenstoke is located in Anderson County
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- Lawrenceburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeport
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bridgeport is located in Franklin County
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- Birdie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Birdie is located in Anderson County
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- Fox Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fox Creek is located in Anderson County
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- Tyrone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tyrone is located in Anderson County
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- Millville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millville is located in Woodford County
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- Graefenburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Graefenburg is located in Shelby County
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- Harrisonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harrisonville is located in Shelby County
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- McBrayer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- McBrayer is located in Anderson County
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- Frankfort
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Waddy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Benson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Benson is located in Franklin County
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- Duckers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Duckers is located in Woodford County
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- Jett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jett is located in Franklin County
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- Peytona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peytona is located in Shelby County
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- Sinai
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sinai is located in Anderson County
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- Hatton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hatton is located in Shelby County
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- Kirkwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kirkwood is located in Mercer County
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- Versailles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Forks of Elkhorn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forks of Elkhorn is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Elkhorn
- Harvieland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Harvieland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvieland
- Clay Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clay Village is located in Shelby County
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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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