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class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Alton,_California&amp;params=40_32_50_N_124_08_27_W_region:US-CA_type:city"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">40°32′50″N</span> <span class="longitude">124°08′27″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct">&#xfeff; / &#xfeff;</span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">40.54722°N 124.14083°W</span><span style="display:none">&#xfeff; / <span class="geo">40.54722; -124.14083</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">State</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">County</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Humboldt_County,_California" title="Humboldt County, California">Humboldt County</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-gnis_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnis-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup></div></th><td class="infobox-data">62&#160;ft (19&#160;m)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Alton</b> (formerly, <b>Hansen</b>)<sup id="cite_ref-CGN_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CGN-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> is an <a href="/wiki/Unincorporated_area" title="Unincorporated area">unincorporated community</a> in <a href="/wiki/Humboldt_County,_California" title="Humboldt County, California">Humboldt County</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-gnis_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnis-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> It is located 3.5 miles (5.6&#160;km) south-southeast of <a href="/wiki/Fortuna,_California" title="Fortuna, California">Fortuna</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-CGN_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CGN-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> at an elevation of 62 feet (19&#160;m).<sup id="cite_ref-gnis_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnis-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Alton is located along <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_101_(California)" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Route 101 (California)">U.S. Route 101</a> and <a href="/wiki/California_State_Route_36" title="California State Route 36">State Route 36</a>. The ZIP Code is 95540. The community is inside <a href="/wiki/Area_code_707" class="mw-redirect" title="Area code 707">area code 707</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton,_California&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The name Hansen honors Mads P. Hansen, its first postmaster.<sup id="cite_ref-CGN_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CGN-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Hansen post office opened in 1888, changed its name to Alton in 1889, and closed for good in 1895.<sup id="cite_ref-CGN_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CGN-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The origin of the name Alton is disputed.<sup id="cite_ref-CGN_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CGN-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Some say Alton was a corruption of its founder's name, Alta Oliver.<sup id="cite_ref-CGN_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CGN-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Another source indicates the community was named in 1862 for the founder's hometown of <a href="/wiki/Alton,_Illinois" title="Alton, Illinois">Alton, Illinois</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-gudde_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gudde-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Eel River and Eureka Railroad was built in 1884 to provide Humboldt Bay shipping access to lumber mills and farms of the lower <a href="/wiki/Eel_River_(California)" title="Eel River (California)">Eel River</a>. In 1885, <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Lumber_Company" title="Pacific Lumber Company">Pacific Lumber Company</a> built a rail connection from their <a href="/wiki/Scotia,_California" title="Scotia, California">Scotia</a> lumber mill to the Eel River and Eureka Railroad at Alton.<sup id="cite_ref-stindt_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stindt-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Alta Oliver laid out the town at the junction of the two railroads in 1887.<sup id="cite_ref-CGN_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CGN-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The California Midland Railroad was formed in 1902 to extend rail service from Alton up the <a href="/wiki/Van_Duzen_River" title="Van Duzen River">Van Duzen River</a> to <a href="/wiki/Carlotta,_California" title="Carlotta, California">Carlotta</a>. <a href="/wiki/Atchison,_Topeka_and_Santa_Fe_Railway" title="Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway">Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway</a> merged Alton's railroads into the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_and_Northwestern_Railway" title="San Francisco and Northwestern Railway">San Francisco and Northwestern Railway</a> in 1903; and Alton was linked to the national rail network by completion of the <a href="/wiki/Northwestern_Pacific_Railroad" title="Northwestern Pacific Railroad">Northwestern Pacific Railroad</a> in 1914.<sup id="cite_ref-stindt_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-stindt-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Between 1969 and 1989, Frank Bayliss operated his <a href="/wiki/Narrow-gauge_railway" title="Narrow-gauge railway">narrow gauge</a> <a href="/wiki/Alton_%26_Pacific_Railroad" title="Alton &amp; Pacific Railroad">Alton &amp; Pacific Railroad</a> near the town. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Politics">Politics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alton,_California&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2" title="Edit section: Politics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/California_State_Legislature" title="California State Legislature">state legislature</a>, Alton is in <a href="/wiki/California%27s_2nd_State_Senate_district" class="mw-redirect" title="California&#39;s 2nd State Senate district">the 2nd Senate District</a>, represented by <a href="/wiki/California_Democratic_Party" title="California Democratic Party">Democrat</a>&#32;<a href="/wiki/Mike_McGuire_(politician)" title="Mike McGuire (politician)">Mike McGuire</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/California%27s_2nd_State_Assembly_district" title="California&#39;s 2nd State Assembly district">the 2nd Assembly District</a>, represented by <a href="/wiki/California_Democratic_Party" title="California Democratic Party">Democrat</a>&#32;<a href="/wiki/Chris_Rogers_(politician)" title="Chris Rogers (politician)">Chris Rogers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p><p>Federally, Alton is in <a href="/wiki/California%27s_2nd_congressional_district" title="California&#39;s 2nd congressional district">California's 2nd congressional district</a>, represented by <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrat</a>&#32;<a href="/wiki/Jared_Huffman" title="Jared Huffman">Jared Huffman</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span 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