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 Alta had a population of 210 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Alta had a population of 377 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alta, with the one closest to Alta listed first.
- Brighton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Garden City ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Park City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Snyderville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Midway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alpine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Charleston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Charleston is located in Wasatch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
- Union
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Draper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Heber City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Atkinson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Atkinson is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson
- Sugar House ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millcreek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millcreek is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millcreek
- Murray
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Fort Douglas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Williams
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Williams is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- West Jordan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- American Fork
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Taylorsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jordan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Jordan is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Lehi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wallsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockport ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
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 Alta, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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