Welcome to Almond ...

Almond is located in Randolph County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Almond, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

Almond is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Almond (for example, toward Houston (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Communities Also Named Almond ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Almond - they are located in Arkansas, California, New York, North Carolina, Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Almond ...

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

• Roanoke
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roanoke have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
  • Roanoke is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <4>
• Lineville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lineville
  • Lineville is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lineville <4>
• Ashland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
• Wedowee
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wedowee
  • Wedowee is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wedowee <4>
• New Site
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
  • New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
• Wadley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wadley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadley
  • Wadley is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadley <4>
• Daviston
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daviston
  • Daviston is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daviston <4>
• Five Points
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Five Points is located in Chambers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
• Goldville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
  • Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
• Forester Chapel
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forester Chapel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
  • Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Almond ...

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

Adding Almond to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Almond 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 Almond was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Almond post office opened in 1852.

We also found Almond in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Almond.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/