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15 Station St.
Alton,
Ontario
L7K 0C5
Ontario Tourism Region : York, Durham and Hills of Headwaters
Phone : (519) 941-5480
Your Host(s) : Library
Description From Owner:
- Pop. 1,025. Part of the Town ofCaledon, Reg. Mun. of Peel, on the West Br. of the Credit R. and C. Rd. 136, 82 km. NW of Toronto.
- The place was settled in the 1830s by members of the Thomas Russell family, who for three years were the only inhabitants.
- As others took up land in the area, the name Williamstown was used. When the post office was being established in 1854, postmaster John S. Meek suggested the name Alton after a town in Illinois.
- From Ontario Place Names 2007 David E. Scott Ph. 866 471 4123 or 905 680 7884
Address of this page:
http://www.ruralroutes.com/alton
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Visitors to this page: 2,793
Off the beaten track: |
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Melville, Orangeville area, 3km
McLeodville, 4km
Coulterville, 4km
Rosehill, 6km
Cataract, 5km
Binkham, 6km
Purple Hill, Orangeville area, 7km
Garafraxa Woods, 7km
Starrview Acres, 9km
Brimstone, 8km
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Nearby Lakes: |
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McCallum's Pond, 2km
Melville Pond, 4km
Caledon Lake, 4km
Cressview Lakes, 5km
Green Lake, 5km
Dufferin Lake, 8km
Orangeville Reservoir, 9km
Sharon Lake, 8km
Warnock Lake, 8km
Humber Springs Ponds, 11km
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