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 75 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.
- Fallassburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fallassburg is located in Kent County
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- Parnell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Parnell is located in Kent County
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- Grattan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grattan is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grattan
- Lowell
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Smyrna
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cannonsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ada
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Belding
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saranac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cascade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cascade is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
- Chauncey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chauncey is located in Kent County
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- Whitneyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitneyville is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitneyville
- Alto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elmdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Elmdale is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmdale
- Orleans
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Orleans is located in Ionia County
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- Harvard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Harvard is located in Kent County
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- Greenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- East Paris
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Paris is located in Kent County
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- Alaska
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Alaska is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Clarksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Evans
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Evans is located in Kent County
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- Sheffield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sheffield is located in Kent County
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- Belmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ionia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Woods Corners
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Woods Corners is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Corners
- Shiloh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Ionia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Edgerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Edgerton is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgerton
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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