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)
- Linwood is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Augusta is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
- 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)
- San Pedro is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Pedro
- Hagerville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- New Salem
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lone Star
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lone Star is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Linn Flat
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Linn Flat is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Flat
- Glenfawn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glenfawn is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfawn
- Alderbranch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Clawson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Clawson is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clawson
- 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)
- Grapeland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Laneville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
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. |
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