Alton, Idaho

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Logan (UT). It is located about 48 miles [77 km] to the southwest of Alton and has a population of 42,670 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Smithfield (UT). It is located about 44 miles [70 km] to the southwest of Alton and has a population of 7,261 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Grace	NW	38 mi [61.2 km]	939	5.15% decrease
	Montpelier	NW	10 mi [16.09 km]	2,356	15.4% decrease
	Preston	W	38 mi [61.2 km]	5,059	8.05% increase
	Soda Springs	NW	37 mi [59.5 km]	3,072	9.14% decrease
	Hyde Park (UT)	SW	45 mi [72.4 km]	3,927	32.89% increase
	Lewiston (UT)	SW	41 mi [66 km]	2,030	8.15% increase
	Millville (UT)	SW	50 mi [80.5 km]	1,825	21.1% increase
	Newton (UT)	SW	49 mi [78.9 km]	803	14.88% increase
	North Logan (UT)	SW	45 mi [72.4 km]	8,466	37.37% increase
	Providence (UT)	SW	49 mi [78.9 km]	6,538	49.37% increase
	Richmond (UT)	SW	39 mi [62.8 km]	2,364	15.26% increase
	River Heights (UT)	SW	48 mi [77.2 km]	1,707	14.1% increase
	Afton (WY)	N	36 mi [57.9 km]	1,864	2.53% increase
	Diamondville (WY)	SE	44 mi [70.8 km]	663	7.4% decrease
	Kemmerer (WY)	SE	43 mi [69.2 km]	2,468	6.9% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bloomington	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	225	10.36% decrease
	Franklin	SW	36 mi [57.9 km]	665	3.74% increase
	Georgetown	NW	21 mi [33.8 km]	463	13.94% decrease
	Paris	W	12 mi [19.31 km]	483	16.15% decrease
	Saint Charles	SW	14 mi [22.53 km]	128	17.95% decrease
	Cove (UT)	SW	38 mi [61.2 km]	---
	Garden City (UT)	SW	24 mi [38.62 km]	460	28.85% increase
	Garden (UT)	SW	26 mi [41.84 km]	---
	Laketown (UT)	S	29 mi [46.67 km]	191	1.6% increase
	Randolph (UT)	S	38 mi [61.2 km]	489	1.24% increase
	Auburn (WY)	N	39 mi [62.8 km]	---
	Cokeville (WY)	SE	14 mi [22.53 km]	488	3.56% decrease
	Fairview (WY)	N	32 mi [51.5 km]	---
	Smoot (WY)	NE	29 mi [46.67 km]	---
	Taylor (WY)	SE	13 mi [20.92 km]	---

Bear Lake County

Alton is located in Bear Lake County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bear Lake: Caribou, Franklin, Lincoln (WY) and Rich (UT).

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
	Caribou County	NW	Lago	31 miles [49 km]
	Franklin County	W	Mink Creek	28 miles [45 km]
	Cache County (UT)	SW	Brachipad Summer Home Area (UT)	37 miles [59 km]
	Rich County (UT)	SW	Lakota (UT)	21 miles [33 km]
	Lincoln County (WY)	E	Border Junction (WY)	5 miles [8 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Idaho<3>

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