Welcome to Alder Springs ...

Alder Springs is located in Glenn County<1>.

The location of Alder Springs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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.<3> In other words, the altitude 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

Alder Springs is within the (530) area code.

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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogtown
  • Dogtown is located in Glenn County
• Copper City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copper City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper City
  • Copper City is located in Glenn County
• Lone Star ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
  • Lone Star is located in Glenn County
• Elk Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
  • Elk Creek is located in Glenn County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Creek <4>
• Newville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
  • Newville is located in Glenn County
• Paskenta
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paskenta
  • Paskenta is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paskenta <4>
• Stonyford
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonyford
  • Stonyford is located in Colusa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stonyford <4>
• Flournoy
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flournoy
  • Flournoy is located in Tehama County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flournoy <4>
• Devils Elbow
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Devils Elbow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Elbow
  • Devils Elbow is located in Colusa County
• Lodoga
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodoga
  • Lodoga is located in Colusa County

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 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.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Glenn County: www.countyofglenn.net/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/