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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 Alto had a population of 210 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Alto had a population of 1,239 people.

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

  • Linwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
    • Linwood is located in Cherokee County
  • New Birmingham ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Forest
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Weches
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weches. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
    • Weches is located in Houston County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Weches
    • From Alto to Weches
  • Rusk
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Douglass
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Wells
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
    • Wells is located in Cherokee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <4>
  • Looneyville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Tadmor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Augusta
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
    • Augusta is located in Houston County
  • Ratcliff
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Pollok
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Belott
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • San Pedro
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Pedro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro
    • San Pedro is located in Houston County
  • Hagerville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hagerville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerville
    • Hagerville is located in Houston County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Hagerville
    • From Alto to Hagerville
  • New Salem
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Lone Star
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Star have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
    • Lone Star is located in Cherokee County
  • Linn Flat
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Linn Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Flat
    • Linn Flat is located in Nacogdoches County
  • Glenfawn
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenfawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfawn
    • Glenfawn is located in Rusk County
  • Alderbranch
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alderbranch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
    • Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Alderbranch
    • From Alto to Alderbranch
  • Clawson
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clawson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
    • Clawson is located in Angelina County
  • Nacogdoches
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Redfield
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Jacksonville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Griffin
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Griffin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
    • Griffin is located in Cherokee County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Griffin
    • From Alto to Griffin
  • Grapeland
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Laneville
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)

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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 Alto, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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