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

Aly is within the boundaries of the (479) area code.

Communities near Aly ...

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

• Danville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Danville is located in Yell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,365 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Danville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <5>
• Mount Ida
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Ida have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mount Ida is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ida
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Mount Ida
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Ida <5>
• Plainview
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Plainview is located in Yell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Plainview
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <5>
• Corinth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corinth have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Corinth is located in Yell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Corinth
• Fannie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Fannie is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannie
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Fannie
• Story
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Story is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Story
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Story <5>
• Briggsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Briggsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Briggsville is located in Yell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Briggsville
• Washita
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Washita is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
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• Bluffton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bluffton is located in Yell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Bluffton
• Wing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Wing is located in Yell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Wing

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 for Aly was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Aly.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/