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 in 1895, Alton had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Alton, with the one closest to Alton listed first.
- Harmony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cunningham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cunningham is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham
- Turbeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Turbeville is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turbeville
- Woodsdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Woodsdale is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsdale
- Bethel Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Hill is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Hill
- Mayo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Paces
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paces is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paces
- Delila
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ceffo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hyco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hyco is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyco
- Barksdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Barksdale is located in Halifax County
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- Semora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elmo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Olive Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Olive Hill is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill
- South Boston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Milton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brooklyn is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Sutherlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Osmond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Osmond is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osmond
- Roxboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Virgilina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Omega
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Road
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mountain Road is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Road
- Red Bank
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Red Bank is located in Halifax County
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- Wolf Trap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Trap is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Trap
- Laurel Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Alton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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