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 25 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alto, with the one closest to Alto listed first.
- Elmdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Elmdale is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
- Whitneyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Whitneyville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitneyville
- Alaska
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Alaska is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Lowell
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Labarge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Labarge is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Labarge
- Freeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cascade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cascade is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Ada
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saranac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fallassburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fallassburg is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallassburg
- Middleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- East Paris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- East Paris is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Paris
- Dutton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dutton is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Irving
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Irving is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
- Alton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Alton is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Parnell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Parnell is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
- Lake Odessa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Corning
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Corning is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Cannonsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Grattan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Grattan is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grattan
- Corinth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Corinth is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Bowens Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bowens Mill is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Mill
- Hastings
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Coats Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coats Grove is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats Grove
- Woodland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Woodland is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Chauncey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chauncey is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chauncey
- Smyrna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Carlisle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Carlisle is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
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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