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Alto, Texas. Alto is a town in Cherokee County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,225 at the 2010 census. Alto is the closest municipality to the Caddo Mounds State Historic Site, an archaeological site dating back to 800 CE, featuring a prehistoric village and ceremonial center.
The town of Alto was laid out in 1849 and named for the Spanish word meaning high, on account of the site's elevation on a drainage divide between the Neches and Angelina Rivers. Geography. Alto is located at (31.650131, -95.073810). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km 2), all land. Alto had a prisoner of war camp during World War II, which served the Cherokee County area.