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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 500 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Alton had a population of 5,364 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alton, with the one closest to Alton listed first.
- Alton Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Durham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Davis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Major
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Major is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Major
- Middleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Middleton is located in Strafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,832 people
- South Wolfeboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lower Gilmanton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Center Barnstead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Farmington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Alton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gilmanton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Barnstead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Barnstead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- South Barnstead is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Barnstead
- Strafford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Wolfeboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Union is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Brookfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Brookfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
- Lake Shore Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Shore Park is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore Park
- Mirror Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pittsfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Place
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fernald
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wolfeboro Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gilford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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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