Alto, Indiana

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Alto was an unincorporated town which is now a neighborhood of Kokomo in Harrison Township, Howard County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Kokomo, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area. Alto (along with nearby subdivision, Holiday Park and CDP, Indian Heights) was annexed into the city of Kokomo January 1, 2012.{{cite web |url=http://kokomoperspective.com/news/local_news/judge-approves-kokomo-s-annexation-process/article_ce0e4976-3186-11e1-8a51-001871e3ce6c.html |title = Judge Approves Kokomo's Annexation Process {{!}} News {{!}} kokomoperspective.com}}

History

Alto was platted in 1848.{{cite web|url=http://chestnut.kokomo.lib.in.us/glhs/history/timeline.html |title=Time Line of Howard County, 1844- |publisher=Kokomo-Howard County Public Library |accessdate=2 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112234020/http://chestnut.kokomo.lib.in.us/glhs/history/timeline.html |archivedate=12 November 2013 }} Originally named Olinda, it was named in commemoration of the Battle of Palo Alto, in the Mexican–American War.{{cite web|url=http://chestnut.kokomo.lib.in.us/glhs/history/hocotwps.html |title=Howard County's Townships and Their Early Settlements and Towns |publisher=Kokomo-Howard County Public Library |accessdate=2 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20131222124246/http://chestnut.kokomo.lib.in.us/glhs/history/hocotwps.html |archivedate=22 December 2013 }}{{cite news|title=A Look Back as We Move Forward |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/867261/history_of_howard_county_indiana/|newspaper=The Kokomo Tribune|date=March 28, 1999|page=58|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = August 16, 2014 }} {{Open access}}

Alto was almost completely destroyed by an F4 tornado on the evening of April 11, 1965.{{cite web | url=http://newspaperarchive.com/kokomo-times/1965-04-12/page-2 | title=Kokomo Times Newspaper Archives, Apr 12, 1965, p. 2 | date=12 April 1965 }} Despite years of rebuilding, the population of Alto has never risen to the levels of nearby towns.

Notable people

John Worth Kern, prominent leader in the U. S. Senate during the Wilson Administration, was born in Alto on December 20, 1849.

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Howard County, Indiana

Category:Kokomo, Indiana metropolitan area

Category:Unincorporated communities in Indiana