Welcome to Alf ...

Alf is located in Montgomery County<1>.

The location of Alf has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alf, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1916.

Alf is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Alf lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Alf lies within the (870) area code.

Communities near Alf ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Alf.

• Mount Ida
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Ida have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ida
  • Mount Ida is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Ida <4>
• Norman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
  • Norman is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman <4>
• Oden
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oden
  • Oden is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oden <4>
• Daisy
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
  • Daisy is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
• Black Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Springs
  • Black Springs is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
• Big Fork
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Fork
  • Big Fork is located in Polk County
• Langley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
  • Langley is located in Pike County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Langley <4>
• Pencil Bluff
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pencil Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pencil Bluff
  • Pencil Bluff is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pencil Bluff <4>
• Whitetown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitetown
  • Whitetown is located in Montgomery County
• Athens
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Howard County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Alf. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alf.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Alf. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alf.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Alf. See our Newspapers Page for Alf.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alf ...

Looking for more information about Alf? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Alf, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Alf.

Adding Alf to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alf in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Alf was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Alf post office opened in 1916.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alf.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alf. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/