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Welcome to Alder Springs ...

Alder Springs is located in Glenn County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alder Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1917.

A typical abbreviation for Alder Springs: Alder Spgs. (or less commonly used: Alder Spngs. or Alder Sprngs.)

Alder Springs is 4,450 feet [1,356 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Alder Springs is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Alder Springs lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Alder Springs: 530 & 837<3>

Communities Also Named Alder Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two California communities named Alder Springs: This one is located in Glenn County and the other is located in Fresno County.

Beyond California, there are 4 communities that are also named Alder Springs - they are located in Alabama and Tennessee (2).

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

Communities near Alder Springs ...

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

  • Dogtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Dogtown is located in Glenn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
  • Copper City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Copper City is located in Glenn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
  • Lone Star ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lone Star is located in Glenn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
  • Elk Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Newville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Newville is located in Glenn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
  • Paskenta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Stonyford
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Flournoy
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Devils Elbow
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Devils Elbow is located in Colusa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Elbow
  • Lodoga
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lodoga is located in Colusa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodoga

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alder Springs ...

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

Adding Alder Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alder Springs 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 Alder Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Alder Springs post office opened in 1917. The Alder Springs post office closed in 1940.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alder Springs.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Glenn, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alder Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 530 code has been Overlayed with the 837 area code. New phone numbers in the Alder Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 530 or 837. As a result, placing a call in the Alder Springs area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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/