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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 305 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alton, with the one closest to Alton listed first.

  • Wallington
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Wallington is also located in Wayne County
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  • Sodus Center
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Sodus Center is also located in Wayne County
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    • Former name for Sodus Center:
    • Sodus Centre
  • South Sodus
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • South Sodus is also located in Wayne County
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  • Wayne Center
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Wayne Center is also located in Wayne County
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    • Former name for Wayne Center:
    • Wayne Centre
  • North Rose
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sodus Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lummisville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lummisville is also located in Wayne County
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  • Sodus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sodus is also located in Wayne County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
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  • Joy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Joy is also located in Wayne County
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  • Zurich
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Zurich is also located in Wayne County
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  • Huron
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Huron is also located in Wayne County
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  • Rose
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • North Huron
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • North Huron is also located in Wayne County
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  • Fairville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairville is also located in Wayne County
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  • Wolcott
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • East Williamson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • East Williamson is also located in Wayne County
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  • Lock Berlin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Lock Berlin is also located in Wayne County
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  • Lyons
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Lyons is also located in Wayne County
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    • Estimated population in 2015: 3,494 people
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  • Clyde
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Clyde is also located in Wayne County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,945 people
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  • Butler Center
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Butler Center is also located in Wayne County
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    • Former name for Butler Center:
    • Butler Centre
  • Williamson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Marion
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • North Wolcott
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • North Wolcott is also located in Wayne County
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  • Pultneyville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • East Palmyra
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • East Palmyra is also located in Wayne County
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  • Newark
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Newark is also located in Wayne County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,750 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <2>
  • South Butler
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • South Butler is also located in Wayne County
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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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