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.- Hamlet
- …lies at an elevation of around 840 feet (260 metres)
- Description: unincorporated community in Anderson County, Kentucky
- Also known as“Alton, Kentucky”“Alton, KY”“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.
Alton
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Latitude
38.08896° or 38° 5′ 20″ north
Longitude
-84.93495° or 84° 56′ 6″ west
Open location code
86CQ33Q8+H2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Alton” goes by many names.
奧爾頓Chinese
AltonIrish
التونPersian
التون، کنتاکیPersian
آلتون، کنتاکیSouth Azerbaijani
الٹنUrdu
الٹن، کینٹکیUrdu
Places with the Same Name
Localities in the Area
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