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Alton is an unincorporated community located in Anderson County, Kentucky, United States. Its post office [2] is closed.

Alton
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°5′20″N 84°56′6″W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Anderson
Elevation	840 ft (260 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	200
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID	485900[1]

The community was originally known as Rough and Ready after the nickname of United States President Zachary Taylor.[3] The town was incorporated under this name in 1850.[4]

References

U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alton, Kentucky
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alton KY post office
Federal Writers' Project (1996). The WPA Guide to Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. p. 282. ISBN 0813108659. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
Rennick, Charles (1984). Kentucky Place Names. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky. p. 5.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Anderson County, Kentucky, United States
County seat: Lawrenceburg
City	Lawrenceburg	Location of Anderson County, Kentucky
Unincorporated communities	Alton Ballard Gee Glensboro McBrayer Tyrone
Ghost town	Ripyville
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