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Alton

Ghost town · Concordia County, Louisiana

Tooleys quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500)
Tooleys quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Alton is a ghost town in Concordia County, Louisiana. It is one of 13 former communities in Concordia County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Alton as a historical populated place on the Mayna topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 31.4424° N, 91.8121° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMayna
Elevation53 ft
Nearest living townMonterey, LA
Distance to it5.5 miles
GNIS feature ID544601
Coordinates31.44240, -91.81207

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What's there now

Alton is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Monterey, LA (population 285), about 5.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 53 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Alton?

Alton is in Concordia County, Louisiana, at 31.4424, -91.8121.

How many ghost towns are in Concordia County?

Concordia County, Louisiana has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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