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Welcome to Alamando ...

Alamando is located in Midland County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Alamando, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Alamando is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Alamando lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Alamando is located in the (989) area code.

Communities near Alamando ...

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

  • Midland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Clare
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Gladwin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Shepherd
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Coleman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Beaverton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Farwell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Sanford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rosebush
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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 Alamando. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alamando.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Alamando. 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 Alamando.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alamando ...

Looking for more information about Alamando? 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 Alamando, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Alamando.

Adding Alamando to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alamando 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 Alamando was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Alamando post office opened in 1888.

We also found Alamando in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alamando.

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

The official website for Midland County: www.co.midland.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Midland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alamando - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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