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.
- 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.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Danville is located in Yell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,365 people
- 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.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ida
- Mount Ida is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,005 people
- 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.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Plainview is located in Yell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <5>
- Corinth
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north) - Chula
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chula. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chula
- Chula is located in Yell County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Chula
- From Aly to Chula
- Fannie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fannie
- Fannie is located in Montgomery County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fannie
- From Aly to Fannie
- Story
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story
- Story is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Story <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Story
- From Aly to Story
- 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.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggsville
- Briggsville is located in Yell County
- Washita
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
- Washita is located in Montgomery County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Washita
- From Aly to Washita
- Bluffton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Bluffton is located in Yell County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bluffton
- From Aly to Bluffton
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.<7>
X2X - 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/
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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |