Welcome to Alderson ...

So far, we found very little information about Alderson. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Alderson to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Alderson, please Contact Us.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alderson, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1951.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Alderson is 2,490 feet [759 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Alderson is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Alderson was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: MST- Heure Normale des Rocheuses (HNR).

The Area Codes where Alderson was located: 403, 368, 587 & 825<3>

The community of Alderson was previously named Carlstadt. Going back to its beginning, Alderson was originally named Langevin. For more information about the names of Alderson, see The Names of Alderson on our Genealogy Page.

Communities Also Named Alderson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Alderson - they are located in Illinois, Michigan, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Alderson ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Alderson.

Ralston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
Tilley
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Tilley
- From Alderson to Tilley
Suffield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Suffield
- From Alderson to Suffield
Rolling Hills
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rolling Hills
- From Alderson to Rolling Hills
Bow Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bow Island <4>
Redcliff
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
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Burdett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdett

Adding Alderson to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Alderson was on a map titled Road Map for Montana & Southern Alberta (from Shell Oil, 1951).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alderson.

Footnotes ...

<1>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Alderson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alderson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 403 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 368, 587 or 825. New phone numbers in the Alderson area will be assigned with one of these codes: 403, 368, 587 or 825. As a result, placing a call in the Alderson area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.