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Welcome to Aly ...

Aly is located in Yell County<1>.

The pronunciation of Aly: A-lee<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Aly, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

Aly is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Aly: 479

Communities near Aly ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Aly ...

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

Adding Aly to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Aly 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 (so far) for Aly was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Aly post office opened in 1885. The Aly post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Aly.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Yell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Aly. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Aly - 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/