Do you know of Alco ???

When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer - that's the case with Alco.

This entry has been created as a placeholder - we hope to develop more information in the future.

This entry could be in error. It might be that our source had a mis-print, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. We hope to learn more about Alco in the future.

We found mention of Alco as a post office, but can't determine its location - other than being located somewhere in Escambia County, Alabama.

It's common that the post office is named the same as the community in which it's located (although that's not always case). In this case, we can't match this post office to any of the existing communities in our gazetteer.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alco, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Communities Also Named Alco ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Alco - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas.

Adding Alco to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Alco was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

From that list, the Alco post office opened in 1888.

We also found Alco in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Alco ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Alco:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.

From that list:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Alco - Services available: had a Railroad Station, Express Office, no Post Office mentioned