Welcome to Alpers ...

Alpers is located in Carter County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alpers, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1918.

Alpers is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Alpers is located in the (580) area code.

Communities near Alpers ...

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

• Pauls Valley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Valley
  • Pauls Valley is located in Garvin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pauls Valley <4>
• Davis
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
  • Davis is located in Murray County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,854 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <4>
• Healdton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healdton
  • Healdton is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Healdton <4>
• Wynnewood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnewood
  • Wynnewood is located in Garvin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wynnewood <4>
• Elmore City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmore City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore City
  • Elmore City is located in Garvin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmore City <4>
• Velma
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Velma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
  • Velma is located in Stephens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Velma <4>
• Katie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
  • Katie is located in Garvin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
• Foster
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
  • Foster is located in Garvin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foster <4>
• Tatums
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tatums have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatums
  • Tatums is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tatums <4>
• Ratliff City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ratliff City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratliff City
  • Ratliff City is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ratliff City <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 Alpers. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alpers.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alpers ...

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

Adding Alpers to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Alpers post office opened in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alpers.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/