Welcome to Alpine ...

Alpine is located in Kent County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alpine, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Alpine is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Alpine: (616)

Communities Also Named Alpine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 43 communities that are also named Alpine - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas (3), California (3), Colorado (2), Florida (3), Georgia (2), Idaho (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Manitoba, Maryland, Mississippi, Montana (2), Nevada (2), New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia (3), Washington and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Alpine ...

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

• Grand Rapids
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
  • Grand Rapids is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Rapids <4>
• Wyoming
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
  • Wyoming is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,628 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <4>
• Kentwood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
  • Kentwood is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <4>
• Walker
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
  • Walker is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walker <4>
• Grandville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandville
  • Grandville is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandville <4>
• East Grand Rapids
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Grand Rapids
  • East Grand Rapids is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,991 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Grand Rapids <4>
• Hudsonville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville
  • Hudsonville is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudsonville <4>
• Rockford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
  • Rockford is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <4>
• Sparta
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <4>
• Coopersville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopersville
  • Coopersville is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coopersville <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 Alpine. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alpine.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alpine ...

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

Adding Alpine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alpine 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 Alpine was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alpine.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kent County: www.accesskent.com/

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