Welcome to Alsa ...

Alsa is located

Alsa is located in Van Zandt County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alsa, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Alsa is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Alsa: (903) and (430)<4>

Communities near Alsa ...

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

• Terrell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
  • Terrell is located in Kaufman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terrell <5>
• Wills Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills Point
  • Wills Point is located in Van Zandt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wills Point <5>
• West Tawakoni
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Tawakoni have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tawakoni
  • West Tawakoni is located in Hunt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
• Caddo Mills
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caddo Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Mills
  • Caddo Mills is located in Hunt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caddo Mills <5>
• Edgewood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
  • Edgewood is located in Van Zandt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,565 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgewood <5>
• Quinlan
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinlan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinlan
  • Quinlan is located in Hunt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinlan <5>
• Emory
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
  • Emory is located in Rains County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emory <5>
• East Tawakoni
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Tawakoni have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
  • East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
• Point
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point
  • Point is located in Rains County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 925 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point <5>
• Oak Ridge
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
  • Oak Ridge is located in Kaufman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alsa ...

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

Adding Alsa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alsa 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 Alsa was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Alsa in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Alsa post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alsa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/