West Alton, Missouri

About West Alton

West Alton, MO is a tiny community located in eastern Missouri counting 353 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, West Alton is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 28.81 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 12 residents per square mile.

📰 West Alton News Today

• Ameren proposes West Alton energy plant, customers could pay some costs upfront FOX 2 · Jul 28
• Ameren Missouri asks to build new natural gas plant — and have customers pay up front STLPR · Jul 27
• Ameren seeks to build natural-gas power plant in West Alton Spectrum News · Jul 28
• Proposed West Alton, Mo., Ameren Plant Could Bring 1,000 Construction Jobs riverbender.com · Jul 29
• Our Past: The Telegraph headlines for Aug. 12 over past 100 years Alton Telegraph · Aug 12

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes West Alton Unique

• The only place in America named West Alton — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in eastern Missouri, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Missouri — one of 1,082 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in West Alton

• Gatsby's Grille
• Chez Marilyn — american
• Don & Penny's — pizza

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Alton Military Prison Site · Attraction
• Towata · Art gallery

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in West Alton

• Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Cora Island Unit · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Fort Belle Fontaine Park reviews ★
• Piasa Park reviews ★
• Riverview Park reviews ★
• West Alton Memorial Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in West Alton

• BISSELL HALL
• DISCOVERY HALL
• FORT BELLEFONTAINE CAMPUS
• LEWIS AND CLARK HALL
• SPANISH LAKE CAMPUS
• TWIN RIVERS

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of West Alton

🏘️ Nearby Communities