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 in 1895, Alton had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alton, with the one closest to Alton listed first.
- Kelso
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Grandin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Blanchard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Greenfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Halstad
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Caledonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Murray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Murray is located in Traill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
- Cummings
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hendrum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Perley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nielsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nielsville is located in Polk County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nielsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Mayville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Galesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Roseville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Buxton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Clifford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Arthur
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Portland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Argusville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Reynolds
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Georgetown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Clay County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Lockhart
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lockhart is located in Norman County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Amenia
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Ada
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Ada is located in Norman County (MN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,556 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <2>
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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