Alton, Kentucky
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
| Alton | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
 Alton
|
|
| Coordinates: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Anderson |
| Elevation | 840 ft (260 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| GNIS feature ID | 485900[1] |
Alton is an unincorporated community located in Anderson County, Kentucky, United States. Its post office [2] is closed.
The community was originally known as Rough and Ready after the nickname of United States President Zachary Taylor.[3] The town was incorporated under this name in 1850.[4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alton, Kentucky
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alton KY post office
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
|
Municipalities and communities of Anderson County, Kentucky, United States
|
||
|---|---|---|
| City |
 |
|
| Unincorporated communities |
||
| Ghost town | ||
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
 |
This Anderson County, Kentucky state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
