Alton, Florida

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Lake City. It is located about 30 miles [48 km] to the east of Alton and has a population of 9,980 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Perry. It is located about 26 miles [41 km] to the west of Alton and has a population of 6,847 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Alachua	SE	43 mi [69.2 km]	9,306	52.61% increase
	Chiefland	SE	42 mi [67.6 km]	2,133	7.02% increase
	Cross City	S	28 mi [45.06 km]	1,819	2.48% increase
	Greenville	NW	41 mi [66 km]	809	3.35% decrease
	High Springs	SE	36 mi [57.9 km]	4,629	19.83% increase
	Jasper	N	34 mi [54.7 km]	2,044	14.83% increase
	Jennings	N	38 mi [61.2 km]	843	1.2% increase
	Lake Butler	E	47 mi [75.6 km]	1,942	0.78% increase
	Live Oak	NE	18 mi [28.97 km]	7,215	11.34% increase
	Madison	NW	33 mi [53.1 km]	3,039	0.72% decrease
	Mayo	W	2 mi [3.22 km]	1,028	4.05% increase
	Newberry	SE	43 mi [69.2 km]	4,247	28.08% increase
	Trenton	SE	36 mi [57.9 km]	1,862	15.15% increase
	White Springs	NE	29 mi [46.67 km]	829	1.22% increase
	Dasher (GA)	N	48 mi [77.2 km]	849	1.8% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Andrews	SE	39 mi [62.8 km]	---
	Bell	SE	26 mi [41.84 km]	416	19.2% increase
	Branford	SE	14 mi [22.53 km]	768	10.5% increase
	Fanning Springs	S	34 mi [54.7 km]	829	12.48% increase
	Five Points	E	31 mi [49.89 km]	---
	Fort White	E	26 mi [41.84 km]	483	18.09% increase
	Horseshoe Beach	S	43 mi [69.2 km]	294	42.72% increase
	Lee	N	27 mi [43.45 km]	358	1.7% increase
	Little Lake City	SE	21 mi [33.8 km]	---
	Manatee Road	S	39 mi [62.8 km]	---
	Old Town	S	32 mi [51.5 km]	---
	Steward City	SW	30 mi [48.28 km]	---
	Watertown	E	32 mi [51.5 km]	---
	Worthington Springs	E	43 mi [69.2 km]	193	---
	Lake Park (GA)	N	43 mi [69.2 km]	609	10.93% increase

Lafayette County

Alton is located in Lafayette County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lafayette: Dixie, Gilchrist, Madison, Suwannee and Taylor.

While not sharing a border with Lafayette, the counties of Columbia and Hamilton are close to Alton.

Below are counties that are near Alton (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Alton:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Alton
	Alachua County	SE	Buda	36 miles [57 km]
	Columbia County	E	Bass	26 miles [41 km]
	Dixie County	S	Hines	22 miles [35 km]
	Gilchrist County	SE	Wanamake	19 miles [30 km]
	Hamilton County	N	Adams	28 miles [45 km]
	Levy County	SE	Andrews	39 miles [62 km]
	Madison County	N	Lee	27 miles [43 km]
	Suwannee County	N	Luraville	5 miles [8 km]
	Taylor County	SW	Carbur	19 miles [30 km]
	Union County	E	Providence	35 miles [56 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Florida<3>

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