Welcome to Alvin ...

Alvin is located in Alcona County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alvin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

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

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

Alvin lies within the (989) area code.

Communities Also Named Alvin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Alvin - they are located in British Columbia, Colorado, Georgia (2), Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, South Carolina, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Alvin ...

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

• East Tawas
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawas
  • East Tawas is located in Iosco County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,721 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Tawas <4>
• Tawas City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tawas City
  • Tawas City is located in Iosco County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,782 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tawas City <4>
• Harrisville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
  • Harrisville is located in Alcona County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 470 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisville <4>
• Lincoln
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Lincoln is located in Alcona County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <4>
• Mikado
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mikado
  • Mikado is located in Alcona County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mikado <4>
• Foote Site Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foote Site Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foote Site Village
  • Foote Site Village is located in Iosco County
• Greenbush
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbush
  • Greenbush is located in Alcona County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbush <4>
• Gustin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gustin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustin
  • Gustin is located in Alcona County
• Au Sable
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Au Sable
  • Au Sable is located in Iosco County
• Oscoda
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oscoda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscoda
  • Oscoda is located in Iosco County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oscoda <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 Alvin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alvin.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alvin ...

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

Adding Alvin to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Alvin post office opened in 1906.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alvin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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