Unincorporated town in Indiana, United States
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.[ 3]
History
Alto was platted in 1848.[ 4] Battle of Palo Alto , in the Mexican–American War .[ 5] [ 6]
Alto was almost completely destroyed by an F4 tornado on the evening of April 11, 1965.[ 7]
Notable people
John Worth Kern , prominent leader in the U. S. Senate during the Wilson Administration, was born in Alto on December 20, 1849.[ 4]
References
^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alto, Indiana ^ "U.S. Census website" . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008 .^ "Judge Approves Kokomo's Annexation Process | News | kokomoperspective.com" .^ a b "Time Line of Howard County, 1844-" . Kokomo-Howard County Public Library. Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2014 .^ "Howard County's Townships and Their Early Settlements and Towns" . Kokomo-Howard County Public Library. Archived from the original on December 22, 2013. Retrieved June 2, 2014 .^ "A Look Back as We Move Forward" . The Kokomo Tribune . March 28, 1999. p. 58. Retrieved August 16, 2014 – via Newspapers.com .^ "Kokomo Times Newspaper Archives, Apr 12, 1965, p. 2" . April 12, 1965.
