Alton, Indiana

About Alton

Alton, IN is a tiny community located in southern Indiana with an estimated population of 30.

Alton holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.17 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 176 residents per square mile.

📰 Alton News Today

• Abandoned mines pose risks in Illinois and Indiana, investigation finds, following Alton sinkhole, Coal City, Belleville issues ABC7 Chicago · Oct 5
• Alton Takiyama-Chung talks Storytelling Arts of Indiana Fox 59 · Sep 12
• Linda Louise Alton Obituary Jul 8, 2026 Endswell Funeral Home · Jul 8
• Alton ‘Johnny’ Lee Roy Johnson Jr. - The Daily Reporter The Daily Reporter - Greenfield Indiana · Jan 24
• Alton White Obituary (2026) - Fort Wayne, IN - Fort Wayne Newspapers Legacy | Obituary · Aug 1

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What Makes Alton Unique

• One of 8 places in the US named Alton — but the Indiana one has a character all its own.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.17 sq mi.
• With 30 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in southern Indiana, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

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