Welcome to Alleghany ...

Alleghany is located in Sierra County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alleghany, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

Alleghany is 4,420 feet [1,347 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Alleghany is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Alleghany: 530

The ZIP code for Alleghany: 95910<3>

Communities Also Named Alleghany ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Alleghany - they are located in Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Alleghany ...

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

• Nevada City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada City
  • Nevada City is located in Nevada County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevada City <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Nevada City
  • From Alleghany to Nevada City
• Goodyears Bar
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodyears Bar
  • Goodyears Bar is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodyears Bar <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Goodyears Bar
  • From Alleghany to Goodyears Bar
• Graniteville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graniteville
  • Graniteville is located in Nevada County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Graniteville
  • From Alleghany to Graniteville
• Downieville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downieville
  • Downieville is located in Sierra County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downieville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Downieville
  • From Alleghany to Downieville
• Marsh Mill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Mill
  • Marsh Mill is located in Nevada County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Marsh Mill
  • From Alleghany to Marsh Mill
• North Bloomfield ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bloomfield
  • North Bloomfield is located in Nevada County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to North Bloomfield
  • From Alleghany to North Bloomfield
• Washington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Nevada County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Washington
  • From Alleghany to Washington
• Lake City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Lake City is located in Nevada County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lake City
  • From Alleghany to Lake City
• Brandy City ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brandy City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandy City
  • Brandy City is located in Sierra County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Brandy City
  • From Alleghany to Brandy City
• North Columbia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for North Columbia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Columbia
  • North Columbia is located in Nevada County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to North Columbia
  • From Alleghany to North Columbia

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alleghany ...

Looking for more information about Alleghany? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Alleghany, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Alleghany.

Adding Alleghany to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alleghany 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 Alleghany was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Alleghany post office opened in 1857.

We also found Alleghany in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alleghany.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sierra County: www.sierracounty.ws/

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