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Welcome to Alva ...Alva is located in Harlan County<1>. The location of Alva has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Alva, you might consider that their post office opened in 1922. Alva is 1,440 feet [439 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Alva lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time The area code for Alva: (606) Communities Also Named Alva ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Alva - they are located in Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Oklahoma, Ontario, Quebec, Wisconsin and Wyoming. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Alva. Communities near Alva ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Alva.
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 Alva. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alva. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Alva. 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 Alva. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Alva. See our Newspapers Page for Alva. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alva ...Looking for more information about Alva? 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 Alva, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Alva. Adding Alva to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Alva 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 Alva was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Alva. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alva. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/ Footnotes ...
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