Alta, Indiana
# Alta, Indiana

Alta is an unincorporated community in Helt Township, Vermillion County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

## History

The town was laid out in 1871. The name probably refers to "elevation".

## Geography

Alta is located half a mile west of the Wabash River and about half a mile south of the town of Hillsdale, around the intersection of county roads 775 South and 400 East. A north-south CSX railroad line runs just east of Alta.

