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Welcome to Alto ...

Alto is located in Hughes County<1>.

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 travel west from Alto, 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
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Fort Pierre
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Blunt
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Teton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Teton is located in Stanley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teton
    • Estimated population in 2014: 59 people
  • Verendrye Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Verendrye Hill is located in Stanley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verendrye Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5 people
  • Canning
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Canning is located in Hughes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canning
  • Oahe
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Oahe is located in Hughes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oahe
    • Estimated population in 2014: 474 people
  • Harrold
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Okobojo
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Onida
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)

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.

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.