Welcome to Alda ...

The village of Alda is located in Hall County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alda, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Alda has a population of 664 people<3> (see below for details).

Alda is 1,910 feet [582 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Alda: (308)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Alda had an population of 664 people. This is an increase of 3.43% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.84% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Alda had a population of 642 people. This makes Alda the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Alda represents 0.04% of the population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 165th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 642 people, the population of Alda decreased 1.53% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 652 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Alda.

Communities Also Named Alda ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Alda - they are located in Illinois and Kansas.

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

Communities near Alda ...

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

• Grand Island
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Island
  • Grand Island is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Island <5>
• Hastings
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
  • Hastings is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hastings <5>
• Wood River
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood River
  • Wood River is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wood River <5>
• Shelton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton
  • Shelton is located in Buffalo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelton <5>
• Kenesaw
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenesaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenesaw
  • Kenesaw is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenesaw <5>
• Doniphan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doniphan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
  • Doniphan is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doniphan <5>
• Juniata
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
  • Juniata is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Juniata <5>
• Cairo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
  • Cairo is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <5>
• Giltner
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Giltner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giltner
  • Giltner is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Giltner <5>
• Dannebrog
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dannebrog have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dannebrog
  • Dannebrog is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dannebrog <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alda ...

Looking for more information about Alda? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Alda, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Alda.

Adding Alda to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alda 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 Alda was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Alda post office opened in 1874.

We also found Alda on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alda.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hall County: www.hcgi.org/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/