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Welcome to Alhambra ...The village of Alhambra is located in Madison County<1>. The location of Alhambra has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> The pronunciation of Alhambra: al-HAM-bruh<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Alhambra, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851. When the people of Alhambra refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Alhambran<4> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Alhambra has a population of 652 people<5> (see below for details). Alhambra is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<6>. Time Zone: Alhambra lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The telephone area code for Alhambra: (618) The ZIP code for Alhambra: 62001<7> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Alhambra had an population of 652 people. This is a decrease of 4.26% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.49% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Alhambra had a population of 681 people. This makes Alhambra the county's 24th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 681 people, the population of Alhambra increased 8.1% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 630 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Alhambra. Communities Also Named Alhambra ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Alhambra - they are located in Alberta, Arizona, California, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Virginia (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Alhambra. Communities near Alhambra ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Alhambra.
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 Alhambra. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alhambra. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Alhambra. 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 Alhambra. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Alhambra. See our Newspapers Page for Alhambra. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alhambra ...Looking for more information about Alhambra? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Alhambra, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Alhambra. Adding Alhambra to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Alhambra 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 Alhambra was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9> We also found Alhambra on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870. For more details, see References and Mentions for Alhambra. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alhambra. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.il.us/ The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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