Alton, Kentucky

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Louisville-Jefferson County. It is located about 42 miles [67 km] to the west of Alton and has a population of 552,335 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Lexington-Fayette. It is located about 26 miles [41 km] to the east of Alton and has a population of 260,512 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Clarksville (IN)	W	47 mi [75.6 km]	21,873	2.21% increase
	Jeffersonville (IN)	W	44 mi [70.8 km]	30,479	11.39% increase
	New Albany (IN)	W	50 mi [80.5 km]	37,296	0.82% decrease
	Bardstown	SW	34 mi [54.7 km]	11,242	8.37% increase
	Danville	S	31 mi [49.89 km]	15,524	0.3% increase
	Frankfort	NE	8 mi [12.87 km]	27,322	1.51% decrease
	Georgetown	NE	23 mi [37.01 km]	21,589	19.41% increase
	Jeffersontown	W	35 mi [56.3 km]	26,226	1.53% decrease
	Louisville	W	44 mi [70.8 km]	---
	Nicholasville	SE	24 mi [38.62 km]	26,444	34.37% increase
	Richmond	SE	43 mi [69.2 km]	32,895	21.15% increase
	Saint Matthews	W	39 mi [62.8 km]	18,709	18.02% increase
	Shelbyville	NW	17 mi [27.36 km]	11,294	11.99% increase
	Shively	W	48 mi [77.2 km]	16,641	9.79% increase
	Winchester	E	40 mi [64.4 km]	16,598	0.75% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Anderson City	SW	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Clay Village	NW	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Dixon Town	SE	18 mi [28.97 km]	---
	Harrodsburg	S	22 mi [35.41 km]	8,192	2.22% increase
	Hunter Town	E	13 mi [20.92 km]	---
	Jackson	S	18 mi [28.97 km]	---
	Lawrenceburg	SE	4 mi [6.44 km]	9,978	10.69% increase
	Midway	E	14 mi [22.53 km]	1,604	0.99% decrease
	Pleasureville	NW	20 mi [32.19 km]	874	0.58% increase
	Stamping Ground	NE	18 mi [28.97 km]	678	19.79% increase
	Taylorsville	W	22 mi [35.41 km]	1,232	22.1% increase
	Versailles	E	11 mi [17.7 km]	7,828	4.22% increase
	Willisburg	SW	21 mi [33.8 km]	368	21.05% increase
	Wilmore	SE	21 mi [33.8 km]	6,004	1.68% increase
	Woodford Village	E	11 mi [17.7 km]	---

Anderson County

Alton is located in Anderson County.

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
	Bourbon County	E	Centerville	30 miles [48 km]
	Boyle County	S	Faulconer	27 miles [43 km]
	Bullitt County	W	Whitfield	29 miles [46 km]
	Carroll County	N	Worthville	36 miles [57 km]
	Casey County	S	Butchertown	39 miles [62 km]
	Clark County	E	Pine Grove	34 miles [54 km]
	Fayette County	E	Frogtown	15 miles [24 km]
	Franklin County	NE	Farmdale	1 miles [1 km]
	Garrard County	SE	Buena Vista	27 miles [43 km]
	Grant County	NE	Corinth	34 miles [54 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Kentucky<3>

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