Alta, Indiana

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Alta, Indiana
Unincorporated community
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Vermillion County's location in Indiana
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Alta
Location in Vermillion County
Coordinates: 39°46′20″N87°23′12″W / 39.77222°N 87.38667°W / 39.77222; -87.38667 Coordinates: 39°46′20″N87°23′12″W / 39.77222°N 87.38667°W / 39.77222; -87.38667
Country United States
State Indiana
County Vermillion
Township Helt
Elevation
[1]
502 ft (153 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47854
Area code(s) 765
GNIS feature ID 430118

Alta is an unincorporated community in Helt Township, Vermillion County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [2]

Unincorporated area Region of land not governed by own local government

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.

Helt Township, Vermillion County, Indiana Township in Indiana, United States

Helt Township is one of five townships in Vermillion County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,610 and it contained 1,181 housing units.

Vermillion County, Indiana County in the United States

Vermillion County lies in the western part of the U.S. state of Indiana between the Illinois border and the Wabash River. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,212. The county seat is Newport. It was officially established in 1824 and was the fiftieth Indiana county to be formed.

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History

The town was laid out in 1871. The name probably refers to "elevation". [3]

Geography

Alta is located half a mile west of the Wabash River and about half a mile south of the town of Hillsdale, around the intersection of county roads 775 South and 400 East. A north-south CSX railroad line runs just east of Alta.

Wabash River tributary of the Ohio River in the United States of America

The Wabash River is a 503-mile-long (810 km) river in Ohio and Indiana, United States, that flows from the headwaters near the middle of Ohio's western border northwest then southwest across northern Indiana turning south along the Illinois border where the southern portion forms the Indiana-Illinois border before flowing into the Ohio River. It is the largest northern tributary of the Ohio River. From the dam near Huntington, Indiana, to its terminus at the Ohio River, the Wabash flows freely for 411 miles (661 km). Its watershed drains most of Indiana. The Tippecanoe River, White River, Embarras River and Little Wabash River are major tributaries. The river's name comes from an Illini Indian word meaning "water over white stones".

Hillsdale, Indiana Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States

Hillsdale is an unincorporated community in Helt Township, Vermillion County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

CSX Transportation Class I railway system in the United States of America

CSX Transportation is a Class I freight railroad operating in the eastern United States and the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. The railroad operates approximately 21,000 route miles (34,000 km) of track. The company operates as a subsidiary of CSX Corporation, a Fortune 500 company headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida.

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References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
  2. ↑ "Alta, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  3. ↑ Baker, Ronald L.; Marvin Carmony (1975). Indiana Place Names. Indiana University Press. p. 3. ISBN   0-253-14167-2.
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