Welcome to Alfred ...

Alfred is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Alfred is located in Dickinson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alfred, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Alfred is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Alfred, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The area code for Alfred: (906)

Communities Also Named Alfred ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Alfred: This one is located in Dickinson County and the other is located in Dickinson County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 13 communities that are also named Alfred - they are located in Kansas, Maine, New York, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Alfred.

Communities near Alfred ...

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

• Arnold
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
  • Arnold is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arnold <4>
• Ralph
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralph
  • Ralph is located in Dickinson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ralph <4>
• Foster City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster City
  • Foster City is located in Dickinson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foster City <4>
• Felch Mountain
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felch Mountain
  • Felch Mountain is located in Dickinson County
• Felch
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felch
  • Felch is located in Dickinson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felch <4>
• Watson ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
  • Watson is located in Marquette County
• Turner
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
  • Turner is located in Dickinson County
• Austin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Austin is located in Marquette County
• Gwinn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gwinn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwinn
  • Gwinn is located in Marquette County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gwinn <4>
• LaBranche
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaBranche
  • LaBranche is located in Menominee County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alfred ...

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

Adding Alfred to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Alfred post office opened in 1903.

We also found Alfred on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alfred.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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