Alton Explained
Alton may refer to:
People
Places
Australia
Canada
New Zealand
United Kingdom
- Alton, Derbyshire, England
- Alton, Hampshire, England
- Alton, Leicestershire, England
- Alton, Staffordshire, England
- Alton, Wiltshire, England
- Alton Estate, Roehampton, Greater London, England
- Alton Water, a manmade reservoir in Suffolk
United States
- Alton, Alabama, an unincorporated community
- Alton, California, an unincorporated community
- Alton, Florida, an unincorporated community
- Alton, Illinois, a city
- Alton, Indiana, a town
- Alton, Iowa, a city
- Alton, Kansas, a city
- Alton, Kentucky, an unincorporated community
- Alton, Maine, a town
- Alton Township, Waseca County, Minnesota
- Alton, Missouri, a city
- Alton, New Hampshire, a New England town
- Alton, New York, a hamlet
- Alton, Rhode Island, a village
- Alton, Texas, a city
- Alton, Utah, a town
- Alton, Virginia, an unincorporated community
- Alton, West Virginia, an unincorporated community
History
Transportation
- Alton Railroad, a railroad linking Chicago, St. Louis, and Kansas City, Missouri
- Alton line, a railway line in southeast England
- Alton station (Illinois), an Amtrak station in Alton, Illinois
- Alton railway station, in Alton, Hampshire, England
- Alton Towers railway station, in Alton, Staffordshire, England; formerly Alton station
- Alton Junction, a railroad junction in Chicago, Illinois
- Alton Junction, Utah, a highway junction in Utah
Other uses
- Alton Steel, a steel manufacturer based in Alton, Illinois
- The Alton family, in Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover novels
See also