Alton, Ohio

The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Columbus. It is located about 10 miles [16 km] to the east of Alton and has a population of 711,470 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Springfield. It is located about 33 miles [53 km] to the west of Alton and has a population of 65,358 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Beavercreek	W	49 mi [78.9 km]	39,909	5.07% increase
	Delaware	N	23 mi [37.01 km]	33,719	33.58% increase
	Dublin	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	38,536	22.76% increase
	Fairborn	W	45 mi [72.4 km]	32,366	0.98% increase
	Gahanna	E	16 mi [25.75 km]	33,892	3.85% increase
	Grove City	SE	7 mi [11.27 km]	33,829	24.95% increase
	Hilliard	N	6 mi [9.66 km]	27,901	15.15% increase
	Huber Heights	W	50 mi [80.5 km]	37,148	2.78% decrease
	Lancaster	SE	34 mi [54.7 km]	36,976	4.64% increase
	Marion	N	44 mi [70.8 km]	35,841	1.48% increase
	Newark	E	40 mi [64.4 km]	47,236	2.07% increase
	Reynoldsburg	E	19 mi [30.58 km]	33,657	4.95% increase
	Upper Arlington	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]	31,878	5.37% decrease
	Westerville	NE	18 mi [28.97 km]	36,231	2.59% increase
	Xenia	SW	44 mi [70.8 km]	27,357	13.21% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bexley	E	12 mi [19.31 km]	12,507	5.27% decrease
	Grandview Heights	E	7 mi [11.27 km]	6,306	5.81% decrease
	Grove City Country Club	SE	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Harrisburg	S	9 mi [14.48 km]	316	4.82% decrease
	Jefferson	W	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Lake Darby	W	2 mi [3.22 km]	---
	Lincoln Village	E	2 mi [3.22 km]	---
	Marble Cliff	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]	650	0.62% increase
	New Rome	E	Less than 2 mi	---
	Orient	S	10 mi [16.09 km]	269	---
	Plain City	NW	11 mi [17.7 km]	3,543	25.11% increase
	Riverlea	NE	11 mi [17.7 km]	477	4.41% decrease
	Urbancrest	SE	5 mi [8.05 km]	879	1.27% increase
	West Jefferson	W	7 mi [11.27 km]	4,261	1.62% decrease
	Worthington	NE	12 mi [19.31 km]	13,314	5.74% decrease

Franklin County

Alton is located in Franklin County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Franklin: Delaware, Fairfield, Licking, Madison, Pickaway and Union.

While not sharing a border with Franklin, the following counties are close to Alton: Fayette, Clark and Champaign.

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
	Champaign County	W	Mechanicsburg	21 miles [33 km]
	Clark County	W	Brighton	20 miles [32 km]
	Delaware County	N	Shawnee Hills	14 miles [22 km]
	Fairfield County	E	Canal Winchester	20 miles [32 km]
	Fayette County	S	Cook	19 miles [30 km]
	Greene County	SW	Gladstone	30 miles [48 km]
	Hocking County	SE	Buena Vista	38 miles [61 km]
	Knox County	NE	Hedington Corners	33 miles [53 km]
	Licking County	E	Reynoldsburg	19 miles [30 km]
	Logan County	NW	Middleburg	31 miles [49 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Ohio<3>

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