| Official Name: | Alston, Georgia |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Georgia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Montgomery |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 7.44 |
| Area Land Km2: | 7.38 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.07 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.87 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.85 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.03 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 178 |
| Population Density Km2: | 24.12 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 62.48 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 32.0803°N -82.4783°W |
| Elevation M: | 70 |
| Elevation Ft: | 230 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 30412 |
| Area Code: | 912 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 13-01808[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0331031[4] |
Alston is a town in Montgomery County, Georgia, United States, with a population of 178 at the 2020 census.[2]
The community was named after Alex Alston, a pioneer citizen.[5] A post office has been in operation at Alston since 1910.[6] Alston incorporated in 1910.
Alston was the location of the murder of resident Isaiah Nixon, who was shot in his front yard in front of his wife and six children on September 8, 1948, after voting in the Georgia Democratic primary.[7] [8]
Alston is located in southeastern Montgomery County at 32.0804°N -82.4785°W.[9] Its eastern border is the Toombs County line.
Georgia State Route 135 runs through the town, leading north 10miles to Higgston and southwest to Uvalda. Mount Vernon, the Montgomery county seat, is 10miles to the northwest via Mount Vernon Alston Road.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Alston has a total area of 2.9sqmi, of which 0.03sqmi, or 0.87%, are water.[1]
As of the census of 2000, there were 159 people, 63 households, and 44 families residing in the town. By 2020, its population grew to 178.