Welcome to Alsdorf ...

Alsdorf is located

Alsdorf is located in Ellis County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alsdorf, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Alsdorf is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Alsdorf ...

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

• Waxahachie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waxahachie
  • Waxahachie is located in Ellis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,797 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waxahachie <4>
• Lancaster
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Ennis
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennis
  • Ennis is located in Ellis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ennis <4>
• Seagoville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seagoville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagoville
  • Seagoville is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seagoville <4>
• Red Oak
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
  • Red Oak is located in Ellis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,098 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Oak <4>
• Kaufman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaufman
  • Kaufman is located in Kaufman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kaufman <4>
• Hutchins
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hutchins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchins
  • Hutchins is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hutchins <4>
• Wilmer
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
  • Wilmer is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmer <4>
• Crandall
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crandall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
  • Crandall is located in Kaufman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,268 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crandall <4>
• Ferris
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
  • Ferris is located in Dallas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,069 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferris <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 Alsdorf. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alsdorf.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alsdorf ...

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

Adding Alsdorf to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Alsdorf post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alsdorf.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ellis County: www.co.ellis.tx.us/

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