Welcome to East Alton ...

East Alton is located in Belknap County<1>.

The location of East Alton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Alton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

A typical abbreviation for East Alton: E. Alton

East Alton is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: East Alton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

East Alton is within the (603) area code.

Communities Also Named East Alton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named East Alton - it's located in Illinois.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Alton.

Communities near East Alton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Alton.

• Rochester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Rochester is located in Strafford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <4>
• Laconia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laconia
  • Laconia is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laconia <4>
• Belmont
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Belmont is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <4>
• Gilford
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilford
  • Gilford is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilford <4>
• Farmington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
  • Farmington is located in Strafford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,951 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington <4>
• Meredith
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meredith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meredith
  • Meredith is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meredith <4>
• Wolfeboro
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfeboro
  • Wolfeboro is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,450 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolfeboro <4>
• Lebanon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in York County (ME)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
• Alton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
  • Alton is located in Belknap County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <4>
• Wakefield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
  • Wakefield is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around East Alton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Alton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Alton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Alton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Alton. See our Newspapers Page for East Alton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Alton ...

Looking for more information about East Alton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to East Alton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Alton.

Adding East Alton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Alton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for East Alton was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Alton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Alton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Belknap County: www.belknapcounty.org/

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/