City of Alton

City of Alton is a locality in Madison, Illinois. City of Alton is situated nearby to the hamlet Upper Alton Historic District, as well as near Milton.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Alton station and Alton Museum of History and Art.

Alton station

Railway station

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Alton Regional Multimodal Transportation Center, also known as Alton station, is a station in Alton, Illinois, that is served by Amtrak's Lincoln Service and the Texas Eagle.

Alton Museum of History and Art

Museum

The Alton Museum of History and Art, sometimes known as the Robert Wadlow Museum, in Alton, Illinois was founded in 1971 as a not for profit organization.

McPike Mansion

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McPike Mansion, or Mount Lookout, is a mansion in Alton, which is part of the Metro-East region of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Illinois.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alton and East Alton.

Alton is a charming river town in Illinois just across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, Missouri. Once a blue collar town of heavy manufacturing, Alton has transformed itself into a tourist destination and wedding and reception resort of the Midwest.

East Alton

Village

East Alton is a village in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 5,786 at the 2020 census, down from 6,301 in 2010. East Alton is situated 2½ miles southeast of City of Alton.

Godfrey

Town

Godfrey is a village in Madison County, Illinois, United States. The population was 17,825 at the 2020 census. Godfrey is located within the River Bend portion of the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area. Godfrey is situated 4 miles northwest of City of Alton.

City of Alton

Type: Locality with 27,900 residents
Location: Madison, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

38.9033° or 38° 54′ 12″ north

Longitude

-90.1523° or 90° 9′ 8″ west

Population

27,900

Elevation

522 feet (159 metres)

Open location code

86CFWR3X+83

GeoNames ID

7316778

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