Welcome to Alvis ...
So far, we found very little information about Alvis. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Alvis to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Alvis, please Contact Us.
Alvis would have been located within present day Independence County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Alvis, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Alvis is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Alvis was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Alvis ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Alvis.
- Batesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Southside
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Southside is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
- Horseshoe Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cave City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Melbourne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Rock
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur Rock is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Cushman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cushman is located in Independence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Evening Shade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Franklin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sidney
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sidney is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 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 Alvis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alvis.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Alvis. 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 Alvis.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Alvis. See our Newspapers Page for Alvis.
Adding Alvis to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Alvis in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Alvis was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Alvis post office opened in 1884. The Alvis post office closed in 1905.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Alvis.
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 Alvis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Independence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alvis - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |