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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 in 1895, West Alton had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from West Alton, with the one closest to West Alton listed first.
- Spring Haven
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mount Major
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Major is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Major
- Lake Shore Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Shore Park is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore Park
- Gilford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wolfeboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mirror Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Alton Bay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Wolfeboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Center Tuftonboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Laconia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Alton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fernald
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wolfeboro Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilmanton Iw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tuftonboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Melvin Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gilmanton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Durham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lower Gilmanton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- North Wolfeboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Water Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Water Village is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Village
- Meredith
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Tilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- East Tilton is located in Belknap County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tilton
- Gardners Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Davis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Middleton
(12 miles [19.3 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
- Brookfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brookfield is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
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 West Alton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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