Alton
Alton is an unincorporated community located in Anderson County, Kentucky, United States. Its post office is closed. The community was originally known as Rough and Ready after the nickname of United States President Zachary Taylor.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: unincorporated community in Anderson County, Kentucky
- Also known as: “Alton, Kentucky”, “Alton, KY”, and “Rough and Ready”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lawrenceburg and Bridgeport.
Lawrenceburg
Lawrenceburg is a town in the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky, near Frankfort. It is home to the Wild Turkey Distillery.
Bridgeport
Hamlet
Bridgeport is an unincorporated community in western Franklin County, Kentucky, United States, along on U.S. Route 60 outside of Frankfort. It is part of the Frankfort Micropolitan Statistical Area. Bridgeport is situated 5 miles north of Alton.
Alton
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Anderson, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.08896° or 38° 5′ 20″ northLongitude
-84.93495° or 84° 56′ 6″ westElevation
840 feet (256 metres)Open location code
86CQ33Q8+H2OpenStreetMap ID
node 154094581OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Alton” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “奧爾頓”
- French: “Alton”
- Irish: “Alton”
- Persian: “التون، کنتاکی”
- Persian: “التون”
- South Azerbaijani: “آلتون، کنتاکی”
- Urdu: “الٹن، کینٹکی”
- Urdu: “الٹن”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Alton Station and Farmdale.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Alton Church and Eaglelake Flea Market.
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