Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Alta, 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 Alta:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

Utah Place Names
Written by: Van Cott, John W.
Published by the University of Utah Press, 1990
(Available from Amazon.com)

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

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

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