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Welcome to Alto ...

Alto is located in Hughes County<1>.



Google driving directions from your current location to Alto


Alto is 1,440 feet [439 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Alto lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Alto and travel west, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area Code for Alto: 605

Communities Also Named Alto ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two South Dakota communities named Alto: This one is located in Hughes County and the other is located in Codington County.

Beyond South Dakota, there are 18 communities that are also named Alto - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Alto ...

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

  • Pierre
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierre have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierre
    • Pierre is located in Hughes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,708 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierre <4>
  • Fort Pierre
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Blunt
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blunt
    • Blunt is located in Hughes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blunt <4>
    • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Blunt

      From Alto to Blunt

  • Teton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Teton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teton
    • Teton is located in Stanley County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 59 people
  • Verendrye Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verendrye Hill
    • Verendrye Hill is located in Stanley County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
  • Canning
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canning have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canning
    • Canning is located in Hughes County
  • Harrold
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrold have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrold
    • Harrold is located in Hughes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrold <4>
  • Okobojo
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Okobojo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okobojo
    • Okobojo is located in Sully County
    • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Okobojo

      From Alto to Okobojo

  • Onida
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onida
    • Onida is located in Sully County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onida <4>
    • Google driving directions:

      From your current location to Onida

      From Alto to Onida

  • Vivian
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vivian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivian
    • Vivian is located in Lyman County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 149 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vivian <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 Alto. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alto.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Alto. 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 Alto.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alto ...

Looking for more information about Alto? 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 Alto, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Alto.

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

The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Hughes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alto - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.









 

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