Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Alto came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Alto in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Alto. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about Alto, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Alto:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2001
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of Texas (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Road Map for Texas (from Shell Oil, 1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Alto is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Alto in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Alto for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Alto. See our Misc Page for Alto for more information.